The Japanese, Subhas Bose and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands
The Andaman islands were occupied by the Japanese. It was a tortous occupation with large scale massacres. Bose grieviously erred in siding with Japanese
The...
The Hamzanama Manuscript of Emperor Akbar the Great
The manuscript of the rollicking adventure story the Hamzanama was the first major artwork to emerge from the studio of the Mughal Emperor Akbar.
The...
Arranged Marriage – Reality or Myth
Arranged marriage has been an important part of the Indian culture since time. Westerns are often amazed at the idea of getting married to...
North Korea Struggling to Survive in the 1990s: A Country Torn Between Famine and...
By the mid-1990's North Korea was on the brink of collapse, unable to feed his starving population Kim Jong-il announced a new 'army first'...
North Korea: Why The Country Sees An Enemy In The World
To the world's condemnation of its firing of artillery onto a South Korean island on 23 November 2010 North Korean leaders provided a muted...
General Matthew B Ridgway’s Korean War
US President Truman was preparing to abandon Korea when the NKPA invaded poorly armed South Korea triggering the 3-year UN led Korean war.
General Matthew...
Patriotic Flora of North Korea: Kimilsungia and Kimjongilia
North Korea is an enigma to Western observers, but the stories of its national flowers offer a small insight into the country's idiosyncrasies.
The Democratic...
20th Century History – The Korean War: 1950 War in Korea Begins Cold War...
The agreements of World War II were challenged in Korea. Start of the Korean War one marker of official start of Cold War Hostility...
North Korea During the 1990s: The Hermit Kingdom Struggles to Feed Population
North Korea was a country in disarray during the 1990s, shorn of Soviet support the Pyongyang regime struggled to feed its population.
During the 1990s...
North Korea After the Cold War: Pyongyang Struggles to Adapt to New World Order
At the end of the Cold War North Korea's future looked bleak. The secretive regime, though nominally self-sufficient, was in reality heavily reliant on...