14-05-2025
- General
- New Indian Express
Reading between the ruins
Recommendations:
Cost of War by Simran Randhawa: It is a personal and moving account of love, loss, and resilience. 'It tells the story of Major SJS Randhawa, an Indian Army officer who died in service and was posthumously awarded the Kirti Chakra. Just as much, it is about the family he left behind — his wife Romi (RJ) and their daughter. It also captures the transformation of Romi into Lt Col Ravinder Jit Randhawa — from a grieving wife to the first war widow to join the Indian Army as an officer.
1971: Stories of Grit and Glory from the Indo-Pak War by Maj Gen Ian Cardozo:
'In 1971, Maj Gen Ian Cardozo shares untold stories of bravery and sacrifice from one of South Asia's most important wars. Through interviews with survivors and families, the book brings to life acts of courage: a Gorkha battalion's heliborne assault behind enemy lines, Indian Air Force raids over Dhaka, and the INS Khukri captain who went down with his ship.'
