"The Great Fear of 1857" by Kim A. Wagner
Resulting from heavy handed trade requirements and growing Christian missionizing, there grew an unease amongst the peoples of North India that the EIC threatened their way of life and their religious beliefs.
08 Jan 2020
"The Deserter" by Nelson DeMille and Alex DeMille
06 Jan 2020
Picto Diary - 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06 January 2020 - DV Report
Sixteenth day on the DV mountain and I'd have to say, overall, the experience has been quite good.
Picto Diary - 29, 30, 31 December 2019 - Last Ski Days of the Decade
Holiday week crowds not overwhelming if you know where to go.
31 Dec 2019
Picto Diary - 25, 26, 27, 28 December 2019 - Merry Christmas
Opening gift. "Lump of Coal' brand soap.
28 Dec 2019
Picto Diary - 21, 22, 23, 24 December 2019 - Scott Rogers, in Memorium
Rest in peace, Scotty. You will be missed.
24 Dec 2019
Picto Diary - 17, 18, 19, 20 December 2019 - Deer Valley Return
Probably my best start to a ski season in twenty years.
20 Dec 2019
Picto Diary - 15, 16 December 2019 (2) - Rashtrapati Bhavan Museum, New Delhi
The President’s Bodyguard has completed two hundred and forty two years of distinguished service.
16 Dec 2019
2019 - India - Horn Bill Festival
15 Dec 2019
Picto Diary - 15 December 2019 (1) - National Rail Museum, New Delhi
Drums did OK at this, apart from taking a curve at 90 kph and taking out a couple of elephants on the track.
Picto Diary - 14 December 2019 - In Transit. Lucknow to Delhi
This is a fabulous metaphor for India, where state of the art technology combines with the arcane to secure tradition's place in the face of massive technological, economic and social progress.
14 Dec 2019
Picto Diary - 13 December 2019 (2) - Nawab Jafar Mr Abdullah
"Muslims and Hindus live peacefully together all over India," he said. "Partition in 1948 was a big mistake," said Mr. Abdullah. "Think how powerful India would be today were she not divided in 1948."
13 Dec 2019
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