My passion since childhood – History. Primary areas of interest are as follows:
1. The Maratha Confederacy
2. Indian Struggle for Independence
3. WW-II
4. Indian Epics
Introduction One of the techniques while defending/attacking waters was to deploy contact mines. These mines would explode as soon as they came in contact with a ship.The Mark XVII naval contact mine, triggered through contact with a ship, was the standard British contact naval mine during World War II. Mark XVII contact naval mine Approximate Values Height: 122 … Continue reading Mark XVII contact naval mine
Introduction In the 20th century iron, and steel had become the backbone of powerful nations. Northern parts of Sweden(Kiruna, Gällivare) have the largest, purest iron ore deposits in Europe. As early as 1902, Sweden begun transporting its iron ore via railway to the Narvik harbour. The port doesn't freeze in spite of being on the … Continue reading Naval ships involved in battles of Narvik
Background Context This post will focus on the origins of Enigma, and bird's eye view of it's functioning. The subsequent posts would have more explanations, deep-dives, and progress towards the cryptography and cryptanalysis, and last but not the least - timeline. Origins Contrary to the popular belief, the Enigma was neither created by any military … Continue reading Enigma: Introduction
Ramayan is perhaps the oldest and most popular Indian epic. It is hard to find an Indian who isn't aware of it, and the masses have been learning it in form of tales for centuries. IMHO, Ramayan is still considered as solely a source of spiritual knowledge and worshipping value rather than one of most … Continue reading Ramayan: A Historical Perspective
रामदासांची हनुमानगाथा हनुमानास नुसते वेशीवर न ठेवता मराठी जनमानसात स्थापण्याचे काम केले ते समर्थांनी(रामदास). मारुतीस्तोत्र, मारुतीची आरती(इतर अनेक देवतांच्या लोकप्रिय आरत्या समर्थांनी रचल्या) अनेक शतके महाराष्ट्रात घरोघरी मुखोद्गत आहेत.समर्थांच्या अफाट वाङ्मयात हनुमानाचे वर्णन अनेक ठिकाणी आढळते. ते एका संकेतस्थळावर असावेत ही इच्छा. जय जय रघुवीर समर्थ! भाग-१ ऐका मारुती चरित्र | ऐका मारुती चरित्र | … Continue reading काव्यरुप हनुमान चरित्र
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