Written by a notable Kashmiri activist, Hashim Qureshi, this book throws a fair and unique perspective on the issues that concern Kashmir and Kashmir problem, as it is referred to by many. A man with an interesting past, his is a voice of courage and conviction. This book will clarify many a doubts that exist in the minds of many unsuspecting watchers as well as Kashmir youth.
First hand accounts by the veterans from the Indian Army, Navy and Airforce, who took part in the IPKF operations in Sri Lanka. Never heard; never told before
One of the highest decorated of the Indian Army, Colonel Chhewang Rinchen is popularly referred to as Lion of Ladakh. This work, based on his life and gallant deeds is a joint effort by his daughter and a reputed military historian.
This book is the first of the series by the same title (but different sub-titles) that aims to bring to fore certain anecdotes and experiences as narrated by those who were there and who witnessed such events unfolding in front of their own eyes during Indo-Pak War 1971. That is the closest one can get to the truth of a battlefield engagement. Have we been able to achieve 100% accuracy? We can’t say! But we are sanguine that all such accounts are as close to the truth as possible. The contributors, all in senior age brackets by now, are free from the limitations that get imposed both by the service regulations and impact of events that may have happened in the recent past. They are well beyond such inducements. This book is the first one in the series of four books on the stories from 1971 war.
"HOW THE WIND BLEW - Operation Pawan - IPKF veterans tell their stories" is a collection of personal accounts of experiences from the Indian Peacekeeping Force (IPKF) deployment in the Northern and Eastern parts of Sri Lanka in 1987-90. An effort has been made to include accounts of all three Services and also include an account of a widow and the son of a fallen officer. For many of the contributors, this has been their first attempt of putting their experiences and thoughts on paper and has dredged up many memories, some happy and some not so happy. The contributors were mainly from the Infantry - company officers, company commanders, Second in Commands 2sIC) and Commanding Officers, Others include Doctors, helicopter pilots and Captains of Naval Vessels....."VALIANT WERE THEIR DEEDS"