The present book is the story of gallant sons of Indian soil. They staked their lives in the service of the country. It was their bravery and dare-devilry that earned the name and reputation for Indian Forces. Without their courage and leadership Indian Forces could never achieve the prominence. All the countries of the World know that Indian Soliders, Sailers and Air-men can die for the country but can never betray it. The First World War and Second World War are the witness of their bravery and courage. They fought in the extreme climatic conditions with minimum resources-in the desert, oceans and in the air. It is the duty of every one of us to pay our homage to these fearless persons working under the leadership of the Chiefs of Army, Navy and Air Force. This book is the succinct and lucid portrayal of the service elites who are the embodiment of gallantry, undaunted courage and devotion to duty. This book is a humble tribute to their bravery and patriotism. This book will be very useful to service officers, youths and research scholars. It will save their precious time by providing all the essential information about the Services Chiefs of India.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR S. Sartaj Alam Abidi
S. Sartaj Alam Abidi (b. 1936) holds a postgraduate degree in English literature and Master of Library Science from University of Delhi. He has been associated with indexing and bibliographical work at institutional level (Nehru Memorial Library). He has twenty-eight years of experience in library profession and has held responsible position at Nehru Memorial Library, an Institution of International repute. He translated into Urdu, a book entitled Libraries and Librarianship in Ancient and Medieval India which was published by Bureau of Promotion of Urdu, Ministry of Education. In collaboration he produced Fifty Years of Indian Historical Writings in 1974 and Social Sciences in Modern India (3 Vols.) in 1990. Both efforts are in retrospective indexing for the benefit of research scholars in Social Sciences. He was awarded senior fellowship by Indian Council of Historical Research in 1995-96 for Urdu Sources in Modern India. At present he is associated with the project Selected Works of Jayaprakash Narayan, Sponsored by Department of Culture, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India since 1999.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Satinder Sharma
Satinder Sharma (b. 1940) Ex-Senior Librarian endriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, New Delhi, obtained three Master’s degrees in Political Science, History and Library and Information Science. He specializes in Gandhian Studies. Worked in Delhi Public Library, Nehru Memorial Museum and Library and as a Senior Librarian in Government College for Women, Rohtak he has been in the profession since 1965-2000. he has following books to his credit (1) Contemporary Approach to School Library (1982), (ii) Rajiv Gandhi-An Annotated Bibliography (1983), (iii) Health Science Publications from India-A Guide 1947-1982 with Supplement 1983-84 (1985), (iv) Encyclopaedia of Sports (1999) and Encyclopaedia of Women in Sports (2000). He was coordinator of National Literacy Mission (NLM), under ‘Each One Teach One’ programme. He was Resource person in the inservice course of Northern India/School Librarians in 1997 at KV, AGCR, Delhi. Lion’s Club international honoured him with “Best Librarian Awardâ€. Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan honoured him with Incentive Award 1999 on the Teachers’ Day.
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