India perspectives july august 2015

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Clockwise from top: Equipment and photos of the mountanious area; musical instruments of bands of warrior units; an artefact; body armour worn by warriors

do), they are greeted by this warrior statue the 1971 war and even ancient texts related sporting ancient armour. He stands next to warfare. From scale models of cannons to other helmets used by to battle axes, clubs and warriors back then. Next to armours used in ancient times The first thing it is the scale model of the to guns and Rocket Propelled that catches fencing at the Line of Control Grenades (RPGs) of modern a visitor’s on the Indo-Pak border. The times, this room is a treat for eye is the rest of the room is full with weapon enthusiasts. brass warrior artifacts, statuettes, small The next section is about helmet clock weaponry, a documentary on mountain warfare. The walls

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