Thank you, all those who wrote to me, or left comments.
You make my day.
The war story (Dragon Strikes Again), an expanded
version with much more content, is being published as a book, on the
persistent advice of many of you. So I took this story off the blog.
Shall advise when the book hits the stand hopefully within next 3 months.
The 2nd story on the blog (‘Hindustan’), about life
and times leading to the first Punjab war, 1844-1846, is also going to
the publisher to be converted into a book. That hopefully should hit the stand
by end of 2018. So that is also off the blog now.
There is a 3rd one, about two protagonists with
completely opposite character and ideology, but with some romantic inclination
(a woman terrorist of sorts and an Army Officer, both modeled after real life
events and characters known to me) during the cataclysmic Marxist
revolution in Kerala in mid 50s, which brought EMS Namboothiripad and
Communist govt in Kerala. That was not put on the blog. I have yet to decide how
and when to launch that story into a book. Perhaps mid 2019.
The one I am currently working on, ‘Aapatsu Mitram’,
is a seminal work of historical research, the real life
exciting pioneering of military helicopter pilots & engineers during 1954-1965. Next
one on the agenda, is an untold interwoven real life story of five of my NDA course
mates, then of the rank of Major, in the bloodiest killing field in Sri Lanka
(early IPKF days).
The autobiography of the most inspirational Sub Maj Kanshiram,
half done, is on hold. I didn’t get an opportunity to travel to Hamirpur
/ Pune / Village Demi, to meet his widow, two sons, and a few old colleagues
from 3 Dogra, as also look into NDA archives. Besides, the story was to
have been co-authored with my best friend Brig Jasbir (in a wheel chair) who
hasn’t been keeping too well. I will try and complete that story too.
By the time I finish doing all the above, Cyclic would have overshot the dead line of 70, and become senile. You wouldn’t want to read Cyclic stories anymore !!!!!!!
Keep smiling.
Fond regards
Cyclic
I never stop smiling! I look forward to the launch of all the books. All of them sound interesting.
ReplyDeleteI wish you live long enough so that my 4 yr old is able to read and comment on your posts while you make your day!!!
ReplyDeleteI would definitely want to buy all of them that you get published... May god bless you with good health sir... May the force be with you :)
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ReplyDeleteLooking forward to all the publications sir... Cheers sir!!
ReplyDeleteI would love to know more about the Communist story from the 1950s sir..I'm an ex-Naval fighter pilot (a Sainik School Kazhakootam product) and also a grandson of Adv. Kalyanakrishnan Nair, who was an MLA in the first govt of Kerala. Been reading your blog only recently, and I'm floored by your writing. All the best to you!
ReplyDeleteHi any update on the book yet ? has it been published ?
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