The previous article focussed on the weapons used in times of ancient military history like catapults, swords, bows and arrows. The period from the Indus Valley Civilization upto the Mauryan Empire consisted of battles which were predominantly on land. This article will focus on the weapons used in the Golden Age and the Classical Age.

These are the inspiring words of the Kargil War veteran Captain Vikram Batra who is also known as ‘Shershah’. Captain Vikram Batra was born on September 9, 1974 in Palampur, Himachal Pradesh and he sacrificed his life for the country while he was in service as an Indian Army Officer. His service number is IC 57556.

Military as a concept is known to all but lesser is known about its origin. Military, as a word, was first used in the year 1582. The term military comes from both French ‘militaire’ or Latin ‘militaris’. Both these foreign terms relate to the concept of a country’s armed force. However, there are things other than the armed forces that makes up a country’s military. This particular article is aimed at tracing the military history of India from past to present.