The book is based on the study carried out by the author and begins with the reality that the officers and men of today are not the same as their predecessors in many ways. They have been adversely impacted by the society from which they come and the exposure to TV/other Media. Their levels of aspirations are high and they feel that they have been left behind in the race of life than their counterparts in the civil society. The second issue that has been examined is the phenomenon of suicides, which is very complex and its causes are hard to find. The third major issue that is addressed is that of fratricides. Besides these three major maladies, the author has also examined other related issues like Alcoholism, Neurosis, Leadership, Motivation and Morale, Rashtriya Rifles, the tenures in LIC and women in the Army.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Samay Ram
Maj. Gen. Samay Ram was born on 02 August 1939. He had his early education at the Kind George’s School, Belgaum. He was commissioned into the Grenadiers on 17 December 1961. He held several key command, staff and instructional appointments. He was instructor at the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington and later posted as the Indian Military Attache at the Embassy of India, Kabul (Afghanistan) during the momentous period of the Soviet Intervention from May 1982 to March 1986. He successfully led an Infantry Brigade during “OP. Pawan†(Sri Lanka) and was subsequently appointed as BGS (Ops) at Headquarters Northern Command, Udhampur (J&K). He commanded an Infantry Division in the Western Sector. He held the appointment of Additional Director-General (Operational Logistics) at Army Headquarters prior to his retirement on 31 August 1995. He is highly decorated and one of the most-experienced officer in counter insurgency operations with exposure in Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Punjab and J&K.
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