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Friday, March 31, 2017

Who were the Gurkhas?

1st Gurkha Rifles, 1857
Ayo Gorkhali! (Gurkhas are coming!) 
- Cry of Gurkhas

Sunday, March 26, 2017

Women in Power: Sirimavo Bandaranaike

Sirimavo Bandaranaike
Indira Gandhi became the first Prime Minister of India and the most notable leader in South Asia. But in the small island nation of Sri Lanka, a wife of a prominent politician beat Prime Minister Gandhi in becoming the world’s first woman Prime Minister – Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike.

Sunday, March 19, 2017

Women in Power: Indira Gandhi

Indira Gandhi with President Richard Nixon
Since India declared their independence, the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty ruled the biggest democracy in the world. Jawaharlal Nehru served as the first Prime Minister of the independent India. Following in Nehru’s footsteps, her daughter Indira, succeeded in becoming Prime Minister and became one of the most powerful woman in the modern world.

Saturday, March 11, 2017

Who was King Harald Finehair?

Depiction of King Harald Finehair in his later yearsHarald Harfagre or Harald Finehair, an elusive leader that said to have unified Norway under his rule.