Letters From The Border and Other Less Told Stories

by Lakshman Singh

Overview

Pushed and prodded relentlessly, threatened ruthlessly with a long stick, the Seven Brigade staggered into the Namka Chu River valley and struggling up the formidable Karpola pass, only to face a massive Chinese build up across the River Namka Chu on the Thagla ridge. Bereft of equipment, heavy weapons, mines, barbed wire, digging implements, rations, ammunition and snow clothing, the men were ill equipped either to take an offensive action against the Chinese or take effective defensive positions and more importantly without a cause and motivation to fight.
Deceptively serene all this time the valley suddenly bared its fangs on 20th October 1962 turning into a valley of death.
A valley of death for those who perished on that fateful day strung along the river line. For those herded across to languish in the POW camps. But it was worse still for those mortally wounded lying unattended in the valley, on the riverbank and up the slopes in abject misery and unbearable pain, without food, water or medical aid, life slowly draining out. With no one to provide succour and no hope, they could only wish for a quick and merciful end.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940154594179
Publisher:	Lakshman Singh
Publication date:	10/18/2017
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	740,101
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

Brigadier Lakshman Singh, VSM (Retd.) was commissioned as an officer of the Indian Army, post-Independence in June 1955 from the Indian Military Academy (IMA) in Dehra Dun, India. The young officers of that vintage were still trying to come to terms with the lifestyle of the bygone era, a legacy left by the British Army. A technical graduate competing with ex-cadets of the National Defence Academy and ‘direct entry’ compatriots, he managed to overcome numerous obstacles faced during training and later in the service. He has led a chequered career including a long tenure with the Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) while in service and later with the Research and Analysis Wing, India’s external intelligence agency (RAW) followed by a stint with the Electronics Corporation of India Limited (ECIL), a PSU as their Defence advisor. When not pursuing his writing and painting, he spends time enriching his other area of interest interacting with management and IT students on the topic of soft-skills. He is also the author of Letters from the Border and Other Less Told Stories. He lives in Greater NOIDA, near New Delhi, in the state of Uttar Pradesh. You may contact him via email at: [e-mail]