Category Archives: Civilisation

Indian National Army Trials

Posted on November 28, 2006 | Comments Off

Background: The idea of forming the Indian National Army (INA) was conceived by Mohan Singh in Malaya. The main objective was to form an anti-British force to liberate India, as well as to check Japanese misconduct towards Indians in SE … Continue reading →

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Nuremberg Principles

Posted on October 27, 2006 | Comments Off

The regime of Hitler in Germany indulged in serious violation of human rights of various communities. Concentration camps were freely used for genocide, extermination, torture, and slave labour, which constituted the issues of the Holocaust. Such issue of crime required … Continue reading →

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Geneva Convention

Posted on September 28, 2006 | Comments Off

The origin of the Geneva Convention goes back to the bloody battle of Solferino (1859). It was here that Henry Dunant a Swiss citizen, who was witness to this battle made effort to create relief societies that would look after … Continue reading →

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Caste outside Hinduism

Posted on June 24, 2006 | Comments Off

India is a land of complex mixing of traditions and cultures. Through its ever continuous evolution, it has developed local flavours of religions. It has adopted practices, assimilated traditions, and even transformed the religious practices that have emerged in foreign … Continue reading →

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Colonial India and Imperial Britain (Part 4)

Posted on December 2, 2005 | Comments Off

[This essay Some Thoughts on The Drain of Wealth: Colonial India and Imperial Britain was published in the World History Bulletin (WHB) Spring 2004 (Vol XX No1). The WHB is published by World History Association (WHA), USA] © Anup Mukherjee … Continue reading →

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Colonial India and Imperial Britain (Part 3)

Posted on December 2, 2005 | Comments Off

[This essay Some Thoughts on The Drain of Wealth: Colonial India and Imperial Britain was published in the World History Bulletin (WHB) Spring 2004 (Vol XX No1). The WHB is published by World History Association (WHA), USA] © Anup Mukherjee … Continue reading →

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Colonial India and Imperial Britain (Part 2)

Posted on December 2, 2005 | Comments Off

[This essay Some Thoughts on The Drain of Wealth: Colonial India and Imperial Britain was published in the World History Bulletin (WHB) Spring 2004 (Vol XX No1). The WHB is published by World History Association (WHA), USA] © Anup Mukherjee … Continue reading →

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Colonial India and Imperial Britain (Part 1)

Posted on December 2, 2005 | Comments Off

[This essay Some Thoughts on The Drain of Wealth: Colonial India and Imperial Britain was published in the World History Bulletin (WHB) Spring 2004 (Vol XX No1). The WHB is published by World History Association (WHA), USA] © Anup Mukherjee … Continue reading →

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Surat

Posted on November 5, 2005 | Comments Off

A version of this essay was published in the Encyclopedia of World Trade published by ME Sharpe Publishers, Armonk, New York. Surat © Anup Mukherjee Surat is situated on the Western Coast of Gujarat, on the left bank of river … Continue reading →

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Calicut

Posted on November 3, 2005 | Comments Off

A version of this essay was published in the Encyclopedia of World Trade published by ME Sharpe Publishers, Armonk, New York. Calicut (Kozhikode) © Anup Mukherjee Calicut is situated on the on the Malabar Coast of the Kerala province in … Continue reading →

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