March 32
Yes, today is march 32, since calendar has stopped
being of any consequence to daily activities of vast number of us. To make the
day real and to ensure that your being count for something please do something
(however small) to stop human misery & animals suffering piling up all
around us. Enveloped in cocoon of security of our homes we are prone to forget
the hardship our less fortunate country men are facing. With no partiality to
right or left I would like to appeal to every one inner self to thank every one
who is making this safe conduct possible & pray for people who are not in
safe environment.
And if
you can please donate to your Chief minister relief fund, the finances across
the states of Union of India are precarious. More marketing focused efforts
any ways are getting money, its our chief minsters who need funds to keep the cities
& villages under them ticking. A cursory search on google will lead you to
your state’s relief fund page. Here is a
link to our state’s fund https://cmrf.maharashtra.gov.in/CMRFCitizen/index.action
On to reading some facts from “The Indian
Empire at War” By George Morton Jack” which I am reading, last few pages left
now.
a.
Indian
Army fought in world war I in France, Gallipoli, Iran, Iraq, Africa, China and
Egypt also.
b.
The Iraq,
Iran and African campaign were led and managed entirely by Indian Army under imperial
command in London and Senior British officers in Indian army.
c.
Indian princely
state also participated in these campaigns in various capacities.
d.
Prior to
world war Indian Army participated in wars across Asia and even entered the Forbidden
palace in Peiping (now Beijing) as part of victory parade in 1900. Goes without
saying we were British India then,
e.
How British
officers managed this and how they recruited is amazing.
Suggest find time and read this one. The author has
written on Pre independence Indian army extensively. Most of it positive, good
thing is that he is able to cover the ecosystem dynamics driving the formation
of large volunteer force fighting somebody else’s war all across the globe.
Author tweets at @GMortonJack
Good one..
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