Pakistan political crisis: Chronology

Pakistan political crisis: Chronology

The fluid political situation which is moving towards the establishment of democratic mechanism in place in Pakistan has become the occasion historic re-evaluation of chronology of the political events on the Rediff News. General Musharaf has been removed. Now the country is going to select its next President.

Stupid, Your Ancestors Could Have Been Killed by Neanderthal Man

If I am able to recollect it right, then first came the Neanderthal man, then Homo Erectus and finally the Homo Sapiens. Neanderthal man died before Second ICE AGE. This is how the geologists, archaeologists and anthropologist tell us.


However, a new report published in The Independent London, and reproduced by The Tribune Chandigarh, it is told that Neanderthal man had the potential to eliminate the Homo Sapiens and survive the evolution. The report states, “It is time for archaeologists to start searching for other reasons why Neanderthals became extinct,… .”



Further it has given a startling conclusion that “it is likely that the two species of humans competed against each other for limited resources in the same habitat, with Homo sapiens being the victor.” It suggests that the competition was not one sided and there could have been a possibility that the result could have been different.

Nuclear Deal: A chronology

Nuclear Deal: A chronology

The Contemporary happenings in India having international relations dimension has been passing through varied hurdles.

It has become an occasion for showing some historic thinking in present times.

Nuclear Supplier Group has given a waiver to India for not being a signatory to Non-Proliferation Treaty. This has become an occasion for reviewing the history of the whole story and Rediff News has covered it.

Living Legend Talks about Exploits of Folland Gnat

Field Marshal, Arjan Singh, the only living legend with five stars, talks about the exploits of Gnat (Folland Gnat) in 1965. It is story of military history of India. In India, military history is not all that popular among the common people. Secondly, it does not make the part of the curriculum at any stage of education policy in India.

As a policy decision for this blog, anniversaries, commemorations, centenaries and obituaries will not form the part of this blog. Therefore, there was no mention of the deaths of leading industrialists of India who had even history background to qualify them for this blog.

Bombay Club Proposes: British era land laws must be changed: Rahul Bajaj-India-The Times of India

British era land laws must be changed: Rahul Bajaj-India-The Times of India

The news item has an oblque reference to history.

In a way, this is our general notion and habbit to treat our history and deal with history.

It has contemporary background but very superficial reference to history with scant regard to the spirit of historical thinking.

Operation Pearl Harbour Recovery in Arunachal of India: A conspiracy theory in Offing!!!

The American Air Force will undertake the search mission in the month of October 2008 to locate the wreckage and the remains of the American Air Force Pilots who might have gone down during World War II in China Burma India War theatre.

This report can be accessed at US officers look for WWII planes in Arunachal appearing at rediff news.


America had learned after 100 years that the Maine Ship which exploded to start the Spanish War in 1899 had suffered internal damage. It was earlier reported in 1899 that it was destroyed by Spanish Military off the Cuban coast which started the SpanishWar.


The survey which will be undertaken in October 2008 may bring out some conspiracy theories. The Americans love to discuss the conspiracy theories in their pursuit of history.

Sukherchakia Emperor Bust may raise another Controversy

'Auction of Maharaja Ranjit's bust' -Chandigarh-Cities-The Times of India

A 19th century marble bust of the Sher-e-Punjab Maharaja Ranjit Singh, is reportedly coming up for bidding on October 9 at Bonhams in London.

The Punjab Heritage Site in its report by Amandeep Madra, is believed to come out with facts on it when the bust is shown in the public.

The Times of India report also traces some of the facts of the Punjab History. Amandeep Madra writes a more elaborate posts on Sher-i-Punjab, Maharaja Ranjit Singh

Unfimiliarity and Ideological Bias lead to News on History.

The following two posts as published in Hindustan Times in the month of September 2008 and August 2008 may explain the meaning of the title.

REMEMBER THIS MARTYR TO REMEMBER OUR HISTORY

WHO's TO BLAME FOR BHAGAT STATUE

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The Hindustan Times
August 27, 2008
and
September 1, 2008

wikipedia for Photographs.

Jarnail, Zail, Darbara and 80s of Punjab

There is a news report in The Tribune date September 2, 2008, titled "Zail Singh had no hand in building Bhindrawale."

The report is attribute to an interview with Trilochan Singh, an ex MP and former Secretary of Late President Zail Singh.

According to this report President Zail Singh had met Jathedar Jarnail Singh Bhindrawale on the Bhog ceremony of Jathedar Santokh Singh, who was near to Jatherdar Jarnail Singh Bhindrawale and also Mrs. Indira Gandhi.

Whenever, the history of post independence Punjab in India will be written after fifty years from now, there will definitely the chapters on the Partition of Punjab, the creation of Punjab in 1956 after merging with PEPSU, then Language Formula, Bhim Sen Sachar, and Tara Singh, then Naxalite Movement and finally unrest of 1980s which the intellectual world was never able to understand that why did it actually take place at all.

It was believed that it was clash between the interest of Darbara Singh and Zail Singh which created Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindrawale and this equation then went out from their hands.

In any case, it was news coming out history of recent past or contemporary history.

Bhai Maharaj Singh Ji, the Freedom Fighter of pre-1857 Uprising

London British Library has a policy of displaying some of the rarest collections in the library on their website. I believe such items are also made public for few days. Or it may be, that one organization, namely, United Kingdom Punjab Heritage Association (UKPHA), is involved in cataloguing Punjabi manuscripts, happens to locate it in the British library.

It seems that somewhere in the month of June 2008, British Library had displayed the belongings and manuscripts of Bhai Maharaj Singh (Sant Nihal Singh Ji), a saint and freedom fighter in pre 1857 period. He had joined with Diwan Mul Raj, Subedar of Multan, as appointed by Maharaja Ranjit Singh, to fight the Anglo Sikh War. Some of the belongings which were displayed were gifted to the library by the decedents of Henry Vanistrat, who, in the capacity of Deputy Commissioner of Jaladhar at that time(Jullundur - as the office record of the British period spell the name of the Demon King, who was son of Samudra and had been killed by Lord Shiva because he had the audacity of going beyond the limits.), had arrested Bhai Maharaj Singh.
The above mentioned activities had been reported by Amandeep Madra (Madra refers to cis Ravi Region in Vedic Period and considered as the real Punjab which had helped Chandragupta Maurya to defeat Dhana Nand of Nanda Dynasty of Pataliputra.) The same story has again became the part of Punjab Newsline on August 20, 2008 and reported by Amandeep Madra Paramjit Singh.

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Disclaimer: I have not verified the facts. I am reporting only what has been access on the mentioned links as accessed and retrieved on August 31, 2008.

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Sources:
Punjab Heritage News: http://www.punjabnewsline.com/content/view/11815/40/" Newly catalogued : The Bhai Maharaj Singh Collection>Newly catalogued : The Bhai Maharaj Singh Collection
Punjab News: Bhai Maharaj Singh Collection is preserved in British Library
Sant Nihal Singh, alias Bhai Maharaj Singh a saint-revolutionary of the 19th century Punjabby M. L. AhluwaliaPublished in 1972, Punjabi University (Patiala) as accessed on Google Books.