The Phoenix of a city on 26th Jan
As India proudly celebrates its 73rd Republic day (the day when the Constitution of India became effective); it also marks a day when a natural calamity struck the Kutch region and Bhuj city in the State of Gujarat,
on this day 21 years back.
Commonly referred to as the Bhuj Earthquake, it devastated most of the city with huge casualties.
The city rose again like the 'Phoenix' and rebuilt itself.
Bhuj also had an earlier brush with turmoil when in 1971, it was attacked from air by Pakistan (Operation Chenghiz Khan), marking the beginning of the Indo-Pak war, both on the Eastern and Western fronts.
The city and its airbase bore the brunt on 3rd Dec 1971.
The war lasted just 13 days with the surrender of 93000 Pakistani soldiers, and the liberation and formation of a new nation Bangladesh.
This and much more in the most important book of the decade. Time Travel: To the Edge of History by Sourabh De
Pick it up, get on a journey of 3Mn years & review on Amazon.
https://amazon.in/.../ref=cm_sw_r_apa......…
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on this day 21 years back. Commonly referred to as the Bhuj Earthquake, it devastated most of the city with huge casualties.
The city rose again like the 'Phoenix' and rebuilt itself.
Bhuj also had an earlier brush with turmoil when in 1971, it was attacked from air by Pakistan (Operation Chenghiz Khan), marking the beginning of the Indo-Pak war, both on the Eastern and Western fronts.
The city and its airbase bore the brunt on 3rd Dec 1971.
The war lasted just 13 days with the surrender of 93000 Pakistani soldiers, and the liberation and formation of a new nation Bangladesh.
This and much more in the most important book of the decade. Time Travel: To the Edge of History by Sourabh De
Pick it up, get on a journey of 3Mn years & review on Amazon.
https://amazon.in/.../ref=cm_sw_r_apa......…
#bookstagram #travel #HistoryAwaits #archeology #astronomy #holidaygifts #holidayreads
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