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About The Book
About The Book
and first published in India by Lancer Publishers Pvt Ltd in 1996 and same was also
5. The Book contains 16 tales woven around real life of men and women whom
the author has known in his military career spanning over nearly four decades. The
stories are eminently readable and will give reader from all walks of life a first hand
The Contents
6. The book contains 16 tales with a prologue and epilogue. Each tales has its
own message. To begin with “Sergent Major Yadav” depicts man management by an
young officer in a typical unit. The life of a Gentleman Cadet in Academy has been
described through “Officer like Qualities”. The “living doll” depicts about corporate
life as seen by an officer. “The Juggi Dwellers” gives one real experience of an
officer traveling in train without reservation and about life of these urchins brought up
in slums. “Honourably Condemned to live” is another fine piece about how an officer
faces death in a military hospital. “My Pilonidal Sinus” depicts about professional
jealousy in the service. “The witch” & “An incarnation of Brahma” shows the belief
and prejudice in Army. “Pakeezah” depicts about the chaste and respect of women
hockey game in his epilogue. He has very rightly compared the “work” with a “ball”
8. The stories have been written in a simplest of language and each tales give
out a message to the reader. Author has tried to bring out various issues i.e man
service, lives of army wives, adventure, simplicity of officers, officers and men
9. Each story has been picked up from an experience or an incident. Each one
of us can identify himself with the characters given out in each stories. The lay
reader will no doubt get a first hand account of life obtains in Cantonments and Mil
10. The dictums for the soldiers given in the epilogue are equally applicable in all
organization.
11. The quality of printing is outstanding and description of each tale generates
interest throughout.