Fame By This Name

THE EAGLES TURN 86!! Introduction What kind of an animal is  an eagle? What is its role ? An eagle can see a predator  very far from its vicinity. It loves the storm along with soaring high. This post would try to highlight the history and achievements of our eagles on their 86th anniversary who secure our skies and touch the sky with pride- our very own Indian Air Force. Formation- 8th October 1932 Air Marshal Subroto Mukherjee, Order of the British Empire Wing Commander KK Majumdar, Distinguished Flying Cross and Bar No 1 Squadron IAF Great Britain which has the oldest independent air force also influenced India- its erstwhile colony to form its own independent air wing which soon overtook in terms of power. 6 men were send to the UK to train as pilots at RAF Cranwell, the training institute for the RAF and 29 were recruited as "Hawai sepoys" to maintain the aircraft. The first squadron was formed on 8th October 1932 with only one W...

                               INDIA AND ASTRONOMY - A CLASSIC BOND Note-I am extremely sorry for the month long hiatus due to examinations. Sincere apologies. Introduction Whenever a child in India studies mathematics he comes across  a quintessential Indian man dressed in a Dhoti with a typical ponytail. The man who is now known as Aryabhata laid foundation for Astronomy and Mathematics at an age of 23. We can now look around One and half Millennia after this event. Till date in many urban and rural areas, one of the favourite pastimes of  a person regardless of his/her age is to  have a glimpse of the stars and planets. The Universe has been a topic which has been covered greatly in Indian Mythological and Scientific literature. In this post I would be writing about our history and heritage which continues in the field of Astronomy and Astrophysics. Humble beginn...

                                  Kargil and its aftermath Introduction                                                                   A Platoon after capturing a peak. 1999 was a very important year. Many back then awaited for the "millennium" and it was marked  by many technological advancements like the arrival and popularity of feature-phones etc.For India too,1999 was very important and many Indians associate the year with Operation Vijay or Kargil war which was a more popular name for a series of incidents which happened over a span of around two months.Generally the regiments mobilised were the Infantry battalions which were acclimatised to the area along with field artillery units.The war was made and featured in m...