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IMPERIAL KHAKI

INDIA'S FIGHTING MEN AND WOMEN

AND THE BRITISH EMPIRE

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No.110 'Hyderabad' Squadron: A gift from the Nizam of Hyderabad to the RAF in 1917 – and the IAF in 1947

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The 15th Punjab Regiment: A story of faith, fighting, and ultimately, the separation of comrades-in-arms

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May 311 min read

The East India Company's rule in India: It ended with a bullet – and with a twist

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May 311 min read

From simple Indian village headmaster to sophisticated spy-explorer of Tibet: The odyssey of Nain Singh Rawat

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May 171 min read

The Indian Army in Mesopotamia: Capt. T. E. Lawrence wasn't the only reason the Ottoman Turks lost Arabia in World War One

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May 101 min read

The Rajputana Rifles: The brave shall inherit the Earth – but first they have to fight the world for it

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May 11 min read

Skinner's Horse: The Indian cavalry regiment that goes into battle with a prayer on its lips

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Apr 191 min read

Over 100 years ago the Marathas helped ships sail unhindered through the Persian Gulf

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Apr 51 min read

The Bengal Tiger that fought tooth and claw at the 'Gibralter of the East'

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Mar 181 min read

Defeat into victory: The Indian Army's greatest lesson in Burma

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Mar 11 min read

On 25 October 1944 the Imperial Japanese Navy's Zuikaku was sunk; on 4 March 1961, INS Vikrant became Asia's next aircraft carrier

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Feb 221 min read

Lucknow 1857: The Indians fought so hard, British officers and soldiers were awarded 24 Victoria Crosses in a day

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Feb 201 min read

Kukri: A knife that tells the story of India's and Nepal's soldiers

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Feb 191 min read

From 1776 to 2026 India's oldest armoured regiment has ridden through history

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Feb 11 min read

From HMIS Delhi to INS Delhi: The ship that sailed the Indian Navy from the past into the present

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Feb 11 min read

The first ever RAF Air Show in India was in February 1927; a month later it was recommended that Indian officer cadets should be trained at RAF Cranwell

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Jan 251 min read

26 January 1950: India's first Republic Day parade was very different, but the regiments that marched then, march on

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Jan 251 min read

El Alamein, Tobruk, Tunisia: Indians fought the Italians, the Germans and the elements in the North African desert

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Jan 181 min read

The 6-month siege of Jellalabad: Afghans outside, British & Indian courage inside

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Jan 181 min read

Malaya Command: Where Indian officers and soldiers learnt that their British commanders weren't invincible

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