Of Unsung Heroes
Syed Ata Hasnain
INDIANS ON THE WESTERN FRONT by Santanu Das Gallimard Ministere de la Defense-DMPA, 2015, 155 pp., 1850
June 2015, volume 39, No 6

2014–15 is the centenary of the commencement of the commitment of India’s unsung heroes to one of the world’s greatest human tragedies—the First World War. A number of books have been published and a few high profile events have been conducted at India’s national capital to mark the event, principal among them being the efforts of the British High Commission, the United Service Institution and the Indian Army. The Minsitry of External Affairs has also been doing yeoman service in projecting the role of India and Indians in the effort towards the Great War.

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