Mrityu Kashtdayee Na Thi

1971 Ke Yuddh Ke bhartiya Fighter Pilots Ki Kahaniyan

Dhirendra S Jafa (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

254 Seiten

2016
Sage Publications India Pvt Ltd (Verlag)
978-93-85985-47-8 (ISBN)

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Death Wasn’t Painful is a true account of the experiences of a former Indian fighter pilot, who was taken prisoner during the 1971 Indo-Pak/Bangladesh Liberation War. While depicting the intrepid life of fighter pilots in active combat, the book also has an introspective side where it portrays the soldier’s reactions to the terrifying realities of war. The experiences of prisoners of war are finely drawn, as we share the emotions of war—death, alienation, loneliness and grief. Through heart-warming anecdotes and conversational passages of interactions with Pakistani interrogators, attendants, jailors and civilians, the book juxtaposes the metaphor of physical battles in the sky with the conflict of minds between two nations.

Dhirendra S. Jafa, Wing Commander (Retd.), Indian Air Force, was taken prisoner of war in Pakistan during the 1971 conflict. He was awarded the Vir Chakra for bravery in the battlefield.

Death Wasn’t Painful
Compassion and Cruelty
Secrets and Sleuths
The Hospital Interlude
Myths and Misconceptions
Compatriots and Colleagues
A Yankee Comes Calling
Some Fun, Some Frolic
Courage and Cowardice
Daring and Devilry
Kala Sandhu
The Times, They Were Bad
Tigers in the Cage
Freedom Beckons
Preparations and Doubts
The Breakout
The Aftermath
Wages of Sin
Ayesha
The Great Homecoming
Annexure: Pen Portraits
Acknowledgements
Glossary

Erscheinungsdatum	02.10.2018
Verlagsort	New Delhi
Sprache	Hindi
Maße	139 x 215 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Geschichtstheorie / Historik
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Europäische / Internationale Politik
ISBN-10	93-85985-47-7 / 9385985477
ISBN-13	978-93-85985-47-8 / 9789385985478
Zustand	Neuware