Written lucidly, this autobiography comes to life as a historical document recapitulating some of the most important events of the 1960s to the 90s – from the defeat of the Naxalites in West Bengal, to the problems of Nagaland and Sikkim and the politics of Goa and Punjab. This is not only the story of the life of one great soldier, but provides glimpses of some of the most influential and colourful personalities who wrote the history of those tumultuous times.