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A comprehensive and gripping narrative'---Vikram Sampath, author, historian and Fellow of Royal Historical Society'A must-read'---Sandeep Unnithan, managing editor, India TodayThere are not many Indian heroes whose lives have been as dramatic and adventurous as that of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose...

A comprehensive and gripping narrative'---Vikram Sampath, author, historian and Fellow of Royal Historical Society'A must-read'---Sandeep Unnithan, managing editor, India TodayThere are not many Indian heroes whose lives have been as dramatic and adventurous as that of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose...

Few possess greater courage, yet remain in oblivion, than the Indian Para Special Forces. To these brave officers worthy owners of the Balidan badge is entrusted the safety of the most perilous heights and the annihilation of the darkest underbellies of terrorism. The legacy of these warriors is shrouded in mystery and legend. So secretive are their missions that little is known about them beyond code names like Dagger, Ghost, Viper or Desert Scorpio. In this remarkable collection of tales of valour beyond measure, Pandey lifts the curtain on some of the greatest Special Forces officers.

Nobody has done more harm to me than Jawaharlal Nehru,' wrote Subhas Chandra Bose in 1939. Had relations between the two great nationalist leaders soured to the extent that Bose had begun to view Nehru as his enemy? But then, why did he name one of the regiments of the Indian National Army after...

It begins to dawn on the nine-year-old Sambhaji that his father has fled from the clutches of the Mughal badshah Aurangzeb and left him behind. He must now find his way back home with the help of strangers . . . Under the shadow of an illustrious father, Sambhaji finds himself thrust into the...

Under the shadow of an illustrious father, Sambhaji finds himself thrust into the Maratha-Mughal conflict from a tender age. His mistakes cost him dearly and when his father suddenly dies and he becomes the chhatrapati, it is as if he has inherited a crown of thorns. In the nine years that...

The history of India's struggle for freedom is usually told from the perspective of the non-violent movement. Yet, the story of armed resistance to colonial occupation is just as important. Names such as Vinayak Savarkar, Aurobindo Ghosh, Rashbehari Bose, Bagha Jatin, Sachindra Nath Sanyal...

One of the biggest radio dramas of recent times - Fever FM goes back in time to the life and times of arguably India's greatest freedom fighter - Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. In the form of 10 min 80 episodes in all), 'Netaji - Shey Aajo Jibito', starts with Bose's Presidency College Days, till the time of his mysterious disappearance. A strong cast with some of the top names from the Bengali Film Industry including the Late Soumitra Chatterjee, and Rupa Ganguli as the narrator, convinces us that the legacy of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is very much alive, and still within our heart - Netaji,...

BÖSES BLUT bietet spannende True Crime-Fälle - aber von vorgestern! Der Podcast widmet sich authentischen Kriminalfällen, die sich im 19. und frühen 20. Jahrhundert im deutschen Rechtsraum ereignet haben. Dabei geht es nicht nur um die Taten selbst, sondern auch um die Biografien der Beteiligten und die Lebenswirklichkeit ihrer Zeit. Zudem blickt der Podcast auf die historische Entwicklung der Kriminalistik, der Strafgesetze, der Justiz und des Strafvollzugs.

Auf den Spuren des Bösen in der Pfalz: Victoria Fuchs, Redakteurin im Content Development Team der RHEINPFALZ, und Uwe Renners, stellvertretender Chefredakteur, nehmen sich die bösen Jungs und Mädels aus der Pfalz vor. In ihrem Crime-Podcast blicken sie auf Verbrechen, die bei den Pfälzern in der Vergangenheit für Schaudern und Gänsehaut gesorgt haben.

Seit Wissenschaftler die Archive des Vatikans erforschen können, gibt es immer mehr überraschende Erkenntnisse zum Verhältnis des Vatikans zu den Nationalsozialisten und der politischen Elite in der Weimarer Republik. Päpste, Kardinäle und Bischöfe sahen sich verstrickt in einen weltgeschichtlichen Kampf gegen das Böse, hinter den Mauern des Vatikans diskutierte man über den richtigen Umgang mit den Mächten der Moderne: mit dem Philo- und Antisemitismus, dem Liberalismus, Faschismus oder Kommunismus.