General Rikhye’s memoirs are a fascinating, colorful account of a man whose private and professional life has often crossed the path of history. The scion of a Brahmin family at the Sikh court, Indar Jit Rikhye joined the Indian Army with the blessings of Mahatma Gandhi and fought with the Indian cavalry regiment in the Middle East and Italy in World War II. Returning home to the convulsions of partition, his regiment splintered, his family was forced to leave ...
