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Subrat SaurabhAuthor of Kuch Woh Pal
Soldiering is a tough job, and guarding the frontiers of the nation is a responsibility shouldered by the soldiers with their lives at stake, leaving behind their kith and kin. While there are few whose valour and bravery are recorded and recognized, there are many others who remain unsung. They live an isolated, rugged and dangerous life, threatened not only by the enemy but also nature, where they serve.
‘Paltan Tales’ is a collection of sixteen short stories related to the rigours and tribulations experienced by soldiers who don the uniform as a profession. ‘Random Jottings’ are memoirs of the author’s participation in two wars and counter insurgency operations. They provide an insight into their world of success, failure, destruction and death, narrating the mental trauma and the physical dangers, which the soldiers face.
Col. K K Sharma
Col. K K Sharma is a retired Indian Army Officer, commissioned in the Second Battalion of the Mahar Regiment in June 1963. As a junior officer, he saw active service with the Battalion in 1965 and 1971 operations as well as counter insurgency in the East. Later, he commanded the Battalion from 1980-1982 and for a second time from 1986-1988. During his service, he held prestigious command executive and administrative appointments.
He retired in 1995 and is settled in Noida. These stories and reminiscences are based on his personal experience and his observations of the vast human resource with whom he had been associated during his service of 32 years in uniform.
