War – Itisaras

Kargil War: A Tribute

July 26, 2020July 26, 2020 Indrani Pati 0 Comments armed forces, army, Bangladesh, battalion, battle, Captain, company, Conflict, death, dispute, fortification, General, guerrillas, IAF, india, infiltration, ingress, interdict, internationalize, Jihad, Kargil, Kashmir Issue, Leh, Lieutenant, life, LOC, loss, militancy, Mirage-2000, missionaries, mobilization, momentum, Opposition, Pakistan, regiment, Siachen, special forces, surrender, target, terrain, UN Convention, War, warfare

“Either I Come Back After Hoisting the Tricolor, Or I will be back wrapped in it, but I will be back for sure” – Captain Vikram Batra, PVC – such were the
sentiments of the people who were a part of the Kargil War.
Today is the 26 th of July, and the nation yet again celebrates Kargil Vijay Diwas to commemorate and honour our heroes.

Society

Powerful Socially Constructed Realities of the Present: Nationhood and Terrorism

May 27, 2020June 4, 2020 Riya Mohan 1 Comment abstract, communities, countries, Culture, Donald Trump, foreign affairs minister, gender, identity, individual, Madan Singh vs State of Bihar, Mannkibaat, mind, Muslim Women’s Bill (1986), narendra modi, nation, nationhood, P. Schmid, patriarchy, patriotic identity, reality, social construct, social reality, Society, state, Sushma Swaraj, terrorism, the abolition of sati (1987), the white and the black feminist movements, vocabulary, War, Women

Every individual has their own socially constructed realities. Different social orders ascribe meaning to one thing differently. From ideas of gender to nationhood and terrorism, difinations are variegated. Are these social realities tangible or just appear to be?
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Culture Society

Stateswomen: Women and Governance

September 14, 2018September 19, 2018 Editor 0 Comments Annie Besant, Contribution of Women, Culture, Freedom Struggle, Government, History, Indian Freedom Struggle, Indira Gandhi, Iron lady of India, Medieval India, Missing Heroes in History, Nightingale of India, Politics, Polity, Prime Minister, Queens, Rani Lakshmi Bai, Rulers, Sarojini Naidu, Strong Women in History, Subjugation of Women in History, War, Women, Women and its history, Women at prominent positions in History, Women Empowerment, Women in History, Women in the front, Women in War

TweetShare21SharePin21 Shares Throughout ages, women have played an underrated role in governance and politics. Their stories are the ones that