The Indian Military Heritage Festival

The Indian Military Heritage Festival

The United Service Institution of India (USI), the oldest tri-service think tank of India working since 1870 is conducting the annual  ‘Indian Military Heritage  Festival’. The Festival is being planned to set a new benchmark in the domain of public engagement through interaction and dialogue while adhering to the goals for the development of our Armed Forces in the 21st century. The Festival will focus on India’s rich military heritage and traditions; Security & Strategy; and Atmanirbhar Bharat, in the defence and military domains.

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Aanchal Malhotra

Aanchal Malhotra

Aanchal Malhotra is an oral historian and writer based in New Delhi. She has written extensively on the 1947 Partition and its related topics. Her first book, Remnants...

Aanchal Malhotra is an oral historian and writer based in New Delhi. She has written extensively on the 1947 Partition and its related topics. Her first book, Remnants of a Separation, published internationally under the title, Remnants of Partition, won the Council for Museum Anthropology Book Award. Her second book, In the Language of Remembering, was published to critical acclaim and named one of History Today’s Best Books of 2022. Malhotra's latest work is a debut novel titled The Book of Everlasting Things, which focuses, in part, on the sensorial landscape of the Indian soldiers on the Western Front during WW1.

Col Ajay Singh

Col Ajay Singh

Col Ajay Singh is an alumnus of St Xavier’s College, Mumbai. He joined the Army in 1981 and during his career he had commanded an Armoured

Col Ajay Singh is an alumnus of St Xavier’s College, Mumbai. He joined the Army in 1981 and during his career he had commanded an Armoured Regiment, held major staff and instructional appointments and served in every part of the country and overseas. After release from the Army, he served as CEO with two different organizations. He has authored six books His collection of short stories “The Final Draft” has received the Rabindranath Tagore International Award for Art & Literature 2021. His latest book “Russia-Ukraine War – The Conflict and its Global Impact” has been called “the most comprehensive coverage of the Ukraine War”. A known public speaker who appears frequently on television, he has written and co-hosted the television series ‘Rakt Ranjit’ – a six-episode series - for ABP News Channel. He writes screenplay for film and television and his novels and short stories are being adapted for film, television and OTT platforms.

Maj Gen AJS Sandhu VSM (Retd)

Maj Gen AJS Sandhu VSM (Retd)

Major General AJS Sandhu, VSM (Retd), did his schooling from The Lawrence School, Sanawar. He was commissioned into the Army in June 1967,

Major General AJS Sandhu, VSM (Retd), did his schooling from The Lawrence School, Sanawar. He was commissioned into the Army in June 1967, becoming the third generation of a martial family. In an illustrious career spanning over 37 years he has held varied assignments including overseas service. He served in the Punjab sector in the 1971 Inda-Pakistan War, and in the operationally vital regions of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, during the critical periods of the Siachen Conflict and Operation Vijay (Kargil conflict). Major General Sandhu is a Master of Philosophy in Defence and Strategic Studies from the University of Madras, and has done the Post Graduate Diploma Course in International Human Rights Law from the Indian Society of International Law, New Delhi. His book titled 'BATTLEGROUND CHHAMB: The Indo- Pakistan War of 1971' was published in January 2017 and re-printed the same year. It vividly recounts what was perhaps the toughest and most intensely fought battle of the 1971 War. The General is a recipient of the Vishisht Seva Medal as well as the Chief of Army Staff and Northern Army Commander's Commendations. Prior to his retirement on 31 August 2004, he was Additional Director General Artillery at the Army HQ, New Delhi.

Lt Gen AK Bhatt, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM (Retd)

Lt Gen AK Bhatt, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM (Retd)

Lt Gen AK Bhatt (Retd) is currently the Director General of the Indian Space Association (ISpA). General Bhatt has a Masters in Management Studies from

Lt Gen AK Bhatt (Retd) is currently the Director General of the Indian Space Association (ISpA). General Bhatt has a Masters in Management Studies from Osmania University and an M. Phil in Defence & Strategic Studies from the prestigious Madras University in Chennai. General Bhatt has spearheaded several projects and has demonstrated great ability in building collaborative consensus while providing mentorship. General Bhatt has held critical operational appointments of the General Office Commanding Division in Assam and Corps Commander in Srinagar. Amongst his many military assignments is his command of a multinational unit in a UN mission in the Lebanon – Israel border and tenure as instructor in Commando Wing.

Lt Gen AK Singh, PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM (Retd)

Lt Gen AK Singh, PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM (Retd)

Lt Gen A K Singh, PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM (Retd), the erstwhile Lt Governor of the Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Puducherry, Ex GOC in C Southern

Lt Gen A K Singh, PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM (Retd), the erstwhile Lt Governor of the Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Puducherry, Ex GOC in C Southern Command has been an alumni of NDA, Staff College Camberley, UK, Malinovsky Tank Academy, Moscow & the Higher Command & National Defence College courses. He is one of the few officers to have trained with both the NATO & Warsaw Pact at the height of cold war.
The General has commanded the 7th Cavalry, a T-90 Tank Brigade, an Armoured Division and the most powerful Strike 1 (Corps). He has teneted key Operational appointments including Brigade Major of the Kargil Brigade, three appointments in Military operations Directorate, headed the foreign division of the army & was also the Director General Perspective Planning.
After a distinguished service in the Armed Forces, Lt Gen A K Singh was entrusted with the responsibility of Administrator/Lt Governor of A&N Islands in July 13 and later concurrently assumed the charge of Lt Governor of Puducherry in Jul 14.
He has been a member of Prime Minister's Team India, as also a member of the National Development Council and Inter State Council. Presently he is an Independent Director and Advisor with various firms/educational institutions including O P Jindal Global University, where he also teaches an ‘Elective’ on “National Security, Military Strategy and Governance.” The General is a distinguished fellow with Centre for Land Warfare Studies (CLAWS)and USI . He is also an independent director with “Morarjee Textiles Limited, Air Works India Private Limited, and an advisor to DSpin and Greenative Group”. The General has co-edited three books on defence :
1.Military Strategy for India in the 21st Century.
2.Battle Ready for the 21st Century.
3. Men of Steel Military Leadership for India

Dr Alan Jeffreys

Dr Alan Jeffreys

Dr Alan Jeffreys is the Head of Equipment and Uniform at the National Army Museum. His edited volume ‘The Indian Army in the First World War’ was

Dr Alan Jeffreys is the Head of Equipment and Uniform at the National Army Museum. His edited volume ‘The Indian Army in the First World War’ was published in paperback in October 2022. He is also a visiting research fellow at the University of Greenwich and has written and edited seven books and over 20 articles and book chapters, nearly all of which have been about the Indian Army.

Prof Amar Farooqui

Prof Amar Farooqui

Amar Farooqui was formerly Professor in the Department of History, University of Delhi. He taught history for many years at Hans Raj College, Delhi;

Amar Farooqui was formerly Professor in the Department of History, University of Delhi. He taught history for many years at Hans Raj College, Delhi; and has been Fellow, Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, New Delhi. His publications include Zafar and the Raj: Anglo-Mughal Delhi, c.1800-1850 (2013), and The Colonial Subjugation of India (2022)

Dr Amit Pathak

Dr Amit Pathak

He is a Senior Fellow of the Centre for Military History and Conflict Studies (Formerly Centre for Armed Forces Historical Research), United Service

He is a Senior Fellow of the Centre for Military History and Conflict Studies (Formerly Centre for Armed Forces Historical Research), United Service Institution of India, New Delhi. He is fluent in Hindi, English, Assamese and is an avid student of History, Culture, Radiology, Linguistics, Archaeology, Sociology, Anthropology etc. He has been continuously working since 2001 on various aspects of the Great Uprising of 1857 and studying the history & culture of Western Uttar Pradesh. He has also been recording and preserving the oral as well as documented folk renditions of this rapidly urbanizing region. He has many publications to his credit in the above fields of study including three books on history and culture. At present he is working on books linked to the Military History of India (1000AD to 1800AD), 1857 Uprising in Western Uttar Pradesh and the anti-colonial Uprisings of North-East India. He is a practicing Radiologist focusing on Gastrointestinal Ultrasonography and Nephrology / Urology as well as interventional ultrasonography. He has many publications to his credit in this field and is at present working on a book on Hepato-Biliary Ultrasonography. .
Author of the following books: `Revolution of 1857 and Meerut’ (First published account of Uprising in Meerut)
`1857! Living History’ (Published by Govt. Museum, Jhansi), `History and Culture of Western Uttar Pradesh’.
Dr Amit Pathak is also the Director and script writer of the documentary `A Soldier Never Dies’.

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Day 1 | 21 - 22 October 2023

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Indian Military Heritage Festival 2023

USI-CMHCS is organizing the Indian Military Heritage Festival on 21-22 Oct 2023 at Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi showcasing Indian Military valour and heritage.

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Pradeep Kumar Gautam (Retd) is a war veteran of 1971 (Bangladesh). He is an Honorary Distinguished Fellow at CMHCS. He has written extensively on environmental security, water, climate change, military affairs, and Tibet.He has authored edited chapters, articles and monographs on Kautilya’s Arthashastra, Kamandaka’s Nitishastra, and The Kural. He is the co-editor of three volumes of Indigenous Historical Knowledge: Kautilya and His Vocabulary. He is a subject matter expert for the College of Defence Management. 

Col P K Gautam

(Retd)