Tanakpur : Reminiscence of a Soldier

The early hours of falling night in the jungle, with its cool breeze laden with unknown sweet smell was intoxicating. It was a glorious moonlit night I had a straight fall from several hundred feet. I squatted to hold the rock but there were loose stones; the reflection of the sun on the distant snow-covered peaks was dazzling the eyes A few opinions about the book - ---Well written, in absorbing narration ---potential in the book -- deserves to reach general readership.---- - Max Stem, Sr. Editor, Olympia Publishers, 60 Cannon Street, London. ``----- Very nicely written with excellent narrative of facts and events ---- - Lt.Gen. S.C.Verma, PVMS, DGAFMS (Rtd.) .... but for a few negligible minor grammatical mistakes (*removed now), the book is nicely written ..... with interwoven episodes, with single episode giving the pleasure of short story in itself. ..... captivating narrative to keep engaged till end .....Worth reading to enjoy with .... of Army life & description of Himalayan terrain and its flora & fauna ...... - Prof.Dr. K.D.Shrivatva (HoD, Eng.) Kevin Mallik4.0 out of 5 stars An amazing novel about a soldiers life. Reviewedon 6 August 2020This novel fascinated me most as I like ...This is a memoir .. of asoldier. His journey starts from Tanakpur and stretches ... variousparts of the country. The narrative... of 1960s mainly,...events ofwar with China and Pakistan. .the narrative is quite real and full ofinformation of that time. I loved the coverage of the mountains.. Alovely book to look back that glorious time when India was strugglingin all aspects and people like Capt. J Prasad contributed most in allcapability