{"id":4750,"date":"2015-09-04T11:49:45","date_gmt":"2015-09-04T11:49:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/soldiers.hidden-histories.org.uk\/?page_id=4750"},"modified":"2015-09-08T11:54:20","modified_gmt":"2015-09-08T11:54:20","slug":"portfolio-page-2-2-2-2-2-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/soldiers.hidden-histories.org.uk\/?page_id=4750","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Jick&#8217; Rudra Draft"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"themify_builder_content-4750\" data-postid=\"4750\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-4750 themify_builder themify_builder_front\">\n\t\n\t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t\t\t<div data-gutter=\"gutter-default\" class=\"themify_builder_row module_row module_row_0 clearfix gutter-default builder-parallax-scrolling fullheight\" >\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"builder_row_cover\" style=\"background-color: rgba(0,0,0, 0.64)\" data-color=\"rgba(0,0,0, 0.64)\" data-hover-color=\"rgba(0,0,0, 0.65)\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-full first tb-column \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<!-- module text -->\n<div id=\"text-4750-0-0-1\" class=\"module module-text text-4750-0-0-1   \">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8216;Jick&#8217; Rudra<\/h2><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- \/col -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- \/row_inner -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<!-- \/row_inner_wrapper -->\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<!-- \/module_row -->\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t\t\t<div data-gutter=\"gutter-default\" class=\"themify_builder_row module_row module_row_1 clearfix gutter-default\" >\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"builder_row_cover\"  ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-full first tb-column \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<!-- module text -->\n<div id=\"text-4750-1-0-1\" class=\"module module-text text-4750-1-0-1   \">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>&#8220;There was an almighty explosion. A great cloud of dust and debris rose hundred of feet above. We saw our officers leap up and unsheathe their swords, shouting &#8216;Come on chaps, lets up and at em!&#8217; If I felt a thrill at this old fashioned ritual, it did not last long&#8221;<\/strong><\/h4><p>\u00a0<\/p><h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8211; &#8216;Jick&#8217; Rudra<\/h5>\n\t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- \/col -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- \/row_inner -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<!-- \/row_inner_wrapper -->\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<!-- \/module_row -->\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t\t\t<div data-gutter=\"gutter-default\" class=\"themify_builder_row module_row module_row_2 clearfix gutter-default\" >\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"builder_row_cover\"  ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-full first tb-column \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"themify_builder_sub_row\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclearfix gutter-default sub_row_2-0-1\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col3-1 first\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<!-- module text -->\n<div id=\"text-4750-sub_row_2-0-1-0-0\" class=\"module module-text text-4750-sub_row_2-0-1-0-0   \">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/h3><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>From Delhi to<\/em><\/h3><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Cambridge<br \/><\/em><\/h3>\n\t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"col3-2 last\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<!-- module text -->\n<div id=\"text-4750-sub_row_2-0-1-1-0\" class=\"module module-text text-4750-sub_row_2-0-1-1-0   \">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Agit Anil Rudra, or \u2018Jick\u2019 to his friends, was born in Delhi, India in 1896. Rudra came from an Indian and Ceylonese (Sri Lankan) family of Christian converts. His mother died four months after he was born. His father, the first Indian to be appointed Principal of Delhi\u2019s celebrated St. Stephen\u2019s College, was a friend of Mahatma Gandhi, who often used the Rudra family home as his base of operations in Delhi.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In 1915, Rudra travelled to Cambridge, he was disappointed to find it <em>\u2018unbusy, empty and dull\u2019<\/em>. The students had all gone to the front \u2013 worst of all, there was no cricket in the city\u2019s <em>\u2018drab, wartime existence\u2019<\/em>.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<!-- module text -->\n<div id=\"text-4750-2-0-2\" class=\"module module-text text-4750-2-0-2   \">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t<p>Rudra joined the Universities and Public Schools Brigade, a part of Lord Kitchener\u2019s Army. These volunteers from more privileged backgrounds held expectations of becoming officers within three months \u2013 Rudra would later find this not to be true for Indians.\u00a0 The recruiting officer, on spotting the 6 foot -tall Rudra wearing his turban, informed him that Indians were illegible for service. Rudra craftily enlisted the next day with his Ceylonese passport. Rudra\u2019s regiment arrived to the trenches in red double-decker buses. Rudra recalled going on 48-hour gas duty:<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- \/col -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- \/row_inner -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<!-- \/row_inner_wrapper -->\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<!-- \/module_row -->\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t\t\t<div data-gutter=\"gutter-default\" class=\"themify_builder_row module_row module_row_3 clearfix gutter-default builder-parallax-scrolling\" >\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"builder_row_cover\" style=\"background-color: rgba(0,0,0, -0.01)\" data-color=\"rgba(0,0,0, -0.01)\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-full first tb-column \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<!-- module text -->\n<div id=\"text-4750-3-0-1\" class=\"module module-text text-4750-3-0-1   \">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t<h3><em>To France<br \/><\/em><\/h3>\n\t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->\n<div class=\"themify_builder_sub_row\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclearfix gutter-default sub_row_3-0-2\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col3-1 first\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<!-- module text -->\n<div id=\"text-4750-sub_row_3-0-2-0-0\" class=\"module module-text text-4750-sub_row_3-0-2-0-0   \">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t<p><div class=\"post-embed\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"A.A. Rudra&#039;s Grandson ... Saving A Friend&#039;s Life by hiddenheroesuk\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F218911302&show_artwork=true&maxheight=750&maxwidth=500\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"col3-2 last\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<!-- module text -->\n<div id=\"text-4750-sub_row_3-0-2-1-0\" class=\"module module-text text-4750-sub_row_3-0-2-1-0   \">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t<p>Rudra\u2019s regiment arrived to the trenches in red double-decker buses. Rudra recalled going on 48-hour gas duty:<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cWe found the dead and dying strewn all over the place. The area was contaminated so badly that if one stood in an affected place too long, the gas ate through the soles of one&#8217;s boots\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">&#8211;<em>Jick Rudra<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->\n\n<!-- module text -->\n<div id=\"text-4750-sub_row_3-0-2-1-1\" class=\"module module-text text-4750-sub_row_3-0-2-1-1   \">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u201c[Rudra] carried this friend on his shoulders and took him to the infirmary . . . he was carrying a wounded man, but he wasn\u2019t sure if he wouldn\u2019t get shot by the British military police [who thought] that he was trying to run away from the battle.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Tarun Maninal, Rudra\u2019s grandson<\/strong><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- \/col -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- \/row_inner -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<!-- \/row_inner_wrapper -->\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<!-- \/module_row -->\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t\t\t<div data-gutter=\"gutter-default\" class=\"themify_builder_row module_row module_row_4 clearfix gutter-default builder-parallax-scrolling\" >\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"builder_row_cover\" style=\"background-color: rgba(0,0,0, 0.65)\" data-color=\"rgba(0,0,0, 0.65)\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-full first tb-column \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<!-- module text -->\n<div id=\"text-4750-4-0-1\" class=\"module module-text text-4750-4-0-1   \">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t<h3><em>The Somme<br \/><\/em><\/h3>\n\t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->\n\n<!-- module text -->\n<div id=\"text-4750-4-0-2\" class=\"module module-text text-4750-4-0-2   \">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u201cI remember that it was a beautiful summer\u2019s day, sunny with a clear blue sky above; and I lay there wondering how that lovely day would end.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><br \/>Rudra described the Battle of the Somme in 1916 as \u2018a pipe-dream victory of the generals and their staffs, fighting that battle at one remove from the front.&#8217;<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><br \/><strong>\u201cWe found that the ground in front of us was a devastation of deep craters and churned up earth, with barbed wire lying in heaped entanglements. The generals had got it all wrong. We gazed at all this with fear and wonder.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><br \/><strong>\u201cAs soon as we had scrambled up and begun our charge, we began to be mown down by enemy machine-gun fire. Men fell on all sides, some as they tried to climb over the wire obstacles, some even as they crouched on the ground. I saw officers fall while still brandishing their swords.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- \/col -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- \/row_inner -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<!-- \/row_inner_wrapper -->\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<!-- \/module_row -->\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t\t\t<div data-gutter=\"gutter-default\" class=\"themify_builder_row module_row module_row_5 clearfix gutter-default\" >\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"builder_row_cover\"  ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-full first tb-column \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<!-- module text -->\n<div id=\"text-4750-5-0-1\" class=\"module module-text text-4750-5-0-1   \">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t<h3><em>To Rest in Scotland <br \/><\/em><\/h3>\n\t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->\n<div class=\"themify_builder_sub_row\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclearfix gutter-default sub_row_5-0-2\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col3-1 first\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<!-- module text -->\n<div id=\"text-4750-sub_row_5-0-2-0-0\" class=\"module module-text text-4750-sub_row_5-0-2-0-0   \">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t<p>Rudra suffered from trench foot; his feet<em> \u2018swollen, puffy and angry-red\u2019<\/em> after three months without washing. He was sent to a Red Cross hospital in Dundee.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>In those northern regions they had probably never seen a brown-skinned man. There was a lot of well-meant \u2018oohing\u2019 and \u2018aahing\u2019 from the nurses: \u2018Oh look, here\u2019s a darkie!\u2019\u201d<\/strong><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"col3-2 last\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<!-- module text -->\n<div id=\"text-4750-sub_row_5-0-2-1-0\" class=\"module module-text text-4750-sub_row_5-0-2-1-0   \">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t<p><div class=\"post-embed\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"A.A. Rudra&#039;s Grandson - Injured In Scotland by hiddenheroesuk\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F218919731&show_artwork=true&maxheight=750&maxwidth=500\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- \/col -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- \/row_inner -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<!-- \/row_inner_wrapper -->\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<!-- \/module_row -->\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t\t\t<div data-gutter=\"gutter-default\" class=\"themify_builder_row module_row module_row_6 clearfix gutter-default builder-parallax-scrolling\" >\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"builder_row_cover\"  ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-full first tb-column \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"themify_builder_sub_row\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclearfix gutter-default sub_row_6-0-1\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col3-2 first\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<!-- module text -->\n<div id=\"text-4750-sub_row_6-0-1-0-0\" class=\"module module-text text-4750-sub_row_6-0-1-0-0   \">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Rudra was one of the first Indians to be commissioned in the Indian Army. He travelled straight to the War Office, scraping the Flanders mud off his uniform to conduct his interview.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong> \u201cAll Victory Day were treated to free bus rides, free food. A uniform was the passport to all amenities. There was a long table offering a buffet meal, attended by a number of girls, pretty and otherwise, who first hugged and kissed us and then helped us to goodies.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Rudra saw through two World Wars and became a general of the independent Indian Army. His family recall his fury at embassy staff for being refused a visa to travel to France to funeral for a British general of the First World War.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"col3-1 last\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<!-- module text -->\n<div id=\"text-4750-sub_row_6-0-1-1-0\" class=\"module module-text text-4750-sub_row_6-0-1-1-0   \">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Victory<br \/><\/em><\/h3>\n\t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->\n\n<!-- module text -->\n<div id=\"text-4750-sub_row_6-0-1-1-1\" class=\"module module-text text-4750-sub_row_6-0-1-1-1   \">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t<p><div class=\"post-embed\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"A.A. Rudra&#039;s Grandson ... 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class=\"builder_row_cover\" style=\"background-color: rgba(244,250,175, 1)\" data-color=\"rgba(244,250,175, 1)\" data-hover-color=\"rgba(138,12,12, 1)\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col4-1 first tb-column \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<!-- module gallery -->\n<div id=\"gallery-4750-7-0-1\" class=\"module module-gallery gallery-4750-7-0-1 gallery gallery-columns-1 layout-lightboxed bordered  \">\n\n\t\n\t\t\t<dl class=\"gallery-item\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t<dt class=\"gallery-icon\"><a href=\"http:\/\/soldiers.hidden-histories.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/pic_2014-11-24_173451_1.jpg\" title=\"pic_2014 11 24_173451_1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/soldiers.hidden-histories.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Gallery-Logo-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"Soldiers of the Middlesex Regiment c.1914 Image Courtesy of Alastair Massey \" \/><\/a><\/dt>\n\t\t<\/dl>\n\n\t\t\t<dl class=\"gallery-item\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t\t\t<dt class=\"gallery-icon\"><a href=\"http:\/\/soldiers.hidden-histories.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/pic_2014-11-24_173537_1-Copy1.jpg\" title=\"pic_2014 11 24_173537_1 Copy1\">583<\/a><\/dt>\t\t\t<dd class=\"wp-caption-text gallery-caption\">\n\t\t\t\tSoldiers of the Middlesex Regiment c.1914 Image Courtesy of Alastair Massey \t\t\t<\/dd>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/dl>\n\n\t\t\t<dl class=\"gallery-item\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t\t\t<dt class=\"gallery-icon\"><a href=\"http:\/\/soldiers.hidden-histories.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/pic_2014-11-24_173450_1.jpg\" title=\"pic_2014 11 24_173450_1\">1650<\/a><\/dt>\t\t\t<dd class=\"wp-caption-text gallery-caption\">\n\t\t\t\tSoldiers of the Middlesex Regiment c.1914 Image Courtesy of Alastair Massey 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