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- Reliancebooks
- Started by Dr S K Bhatia in 1985 after serving D K Publishers & Distributors for 10 years as GM. He published more then 300 books till Feb 2010, til the time he expired. He was 7 times president of Delhi State Booksellers & Publishers Association and associated with ILA, FIP, FBPA, LIONS Club, ISKON, DLA etc. Now we are publishing books with many Institutions and Individuals of repute like ICSSR, ICHR, IIPA, BHU, NEHU etc.
About the Book: A sociological and historical analysis of the Indian Soldiers contribution, primarily in building the British Empire and then towards obtaining freedom for the country. A study of the military organization and structure of the Raj.
ReplyDeleteThe Soldier of Imperial Rome
“The Roman soldiers, bred in wars alarms
Bending with just loads and heavy arms”
Cheerful their toilsome marches undergo
And pitch their tents before the foe.”
Virgils song on ancient Rome transtated by Brig Rajinder Singh Dhobi in ‘Aspect of Indian Defense’.
This work is dedicated to those servicemen of the Indian Armed Force who have served with the author in any capacity, as superior’s, colleagues, subordinates and students. Many have died doing their duty, most others have retired with very meagre recognition except perhaps a small pension or gratuity, but with the fulfillment of a job very well done. For without their whole hearted devotion, the Indian Republic would never have withstood the storms of adversity from its birth to the present day.
The Raj too was dependent on it’s soldier. As long it lasted, the life for the ranks with service however glorious was also good and great fun Kipling the poet of the Raj, tells about the English of good birth who joined the ranks just to have fun in India.
ReplyDeleteCol. Ranjit Sengupta (retd.) An honour’s graduate in history, was educated in Modern School and St. Stephen’s College, premier institutions in Delhi. He was a regular officer in the Indian Army from 1950 to 1984. He served in many important assignments, from command, training and administration, both in India and abroad. He has commanded an active battalion in war in 1971 and served in the United Nations both in Palestine (Gaza Strip) and with the Secretary General’s team to set up a UN force in Belgian Congo.
From 1984 to 1990, he was Chief Security Advisor with the Union Bank of India group, with responsibility throughout India for implementing anti-terrorism measures. In 1990, he came to Delhi and resumed academic pursuits. In 1992, he was selected as Senior Fellow to the Indian Council of Historical Research and affiliated Fellow, Nehru Memorial Museum and Library to conduct research on the subject matter of the book.