Two-day Kargil war victory celebrations begin

Two-day Kargil war victory celebrations begin Jammu: The Indian Army began the two-day celebrations of the 12th anniversary of its victory in the 1999 Kargil war on Monday in this sub-sector of Jammu and Kashmir. A presentation, marking the beginning of the two-day fiesta, about the war at the Umpa La ridge, which provides a panoramic view to most of the battlefields around Drass town, 150 kms from summer capital Srinagar, where Indian and Pakistan forces...
01:47 PM, Jul 25, 2011

Tiger Hills: Explore the appeal of the kitsch

Tiger Hills: Explore the appeal of the kitsch There are several characteristics of the Indian novel in English that Sarita Mandanna's Tiger Hills commandeers in all seriousness, perhaps aiming for their reinvention among the hills and plantations of Coorg. If there are readers who have never before read a novel full of lush Indian crops, rained-on Indian villages and sprawling Indian houses inhabited by agonised but fecund Indian families, they should have no trouble knowing them by heart,...
03:01 PM, Sep 07, 2010

From Canada, about Coorg - a novelist debuts

From Canada, about Coorg - a novelist debuts Sarita Mandanna's novel, "Tiger Hills", is being hailed by the British press as a staggering debut achievement. ...
10:47 AM, Jul 22, 2010

India's martyrs: Killed in war, lost in memory

India's martyrs: Killed in war, lost in memory Kargil war martyrs battle for recognition. A hero's family remembers ...
08:15 AM, Jul 26, 2009

Photogallery: Kargil revisited, 10 years later

Photogallery: Kargil revisited, 10 years later CNN-IBN met the heroes of Tiger Hill. Read reporter's blog ...
12:30 PM, Jul 13, 2009

10 years of Kargil, heroes recall the war

10 years of Kargil, heroes recall the war Meet the men who fought the Tiger Hill battle sealing India's victory. ...
11:46 AM, Jul 04, 2009
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