Reaching There

When one thinks about World War One one probably thinks about Britain, Germany and United State of America. Or the  assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria in 1914. And during this war that lasted till 1918,  Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire (the Central Powers) fought against Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, Romania, Japan and the United States (the Allied Powers). There is a "not so tiny" detail missing here - the role of India in World War One . It is a story almost entirely missing from the public domain, including the memory of Indians, most of whom likely never even think about it.  As a youngster I was hooked to the history of world wars ever since I saw Steven Spielberg's movie 'Saving Private Ryan' which. As I watched and read more about the world wars I didn't found any reference of India. I haven't found any book that talks about India and World War One in great depth, perhaps just a parting reference h...