War Memorial Archives | Travellenz https://travellenz.in/tag/war-memorial/ Mon, 10 May 2021 11:43:49 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.4 https://travellenz.in/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/cropped-TravelLenzFavicon-512x512-32x32.png War Memorial Archives | Travellenz https://travellenz.in/tag/war-memorial/ 32 32 On the easternmost road in India – to Kaho and Kibithu https://travellenz.in/easternmost-road-india-kaho-kibithu/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=easternmost-road-india-kaho-kibithu https://travellenz.in/easternmost-road-india-kaho-kibithu/#comments Fri, 19 Oct 2012 07:20:34 +0000 http://travellenz.wordpress.com/?p=1324 Half a century ago, India suffered its worst military attack, and subsequent defeat, throwing open a gaping hole at the Indo-Chinese border along the easternmost road in India, proving how unprepared India was, militarily and politically. On the 50th anniversary of the Chinese invasion, this post is dedicated to some of our bravest soldiers who [...]

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]]> https://travellenz.in/easternmost-road-india-kaho-kibithu/feed/ 29 Digboi: Remnants of a War and Oil Well https://travellenz.in/digboi-war-oil-well/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=digboi-war-oil-well https://travellenz.in/digboi-war-oil-well/#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:20:49 +0000 http://travellenz.wordpress.com/?p=281  So, how did Asia’s first oil refinery get its name? You heard it right – Digboi. The year: 1882 Engineers, commissioned by the Assam Railways and Trading Company (AR&TC), were using elephants to haul the tracks amidst the swampy dense forests of north-eastern Assam. They were extending the railway line from Dibrugarh to Margherita. The AR&TC [...]

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