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The line of control : Travelling with the Indian and Pakistani armies / Happymon Jacob.
Publisher: Gurgaon, Haryana, India : Penguin, Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House, 2018Description: xiv, 201 pages ; 22 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780670091270
- 0670091278
- Jacob, Happymon -- Travel
- India. Army -- Military life
- Pakistan. Army -- Military life
- India. Army
- Pakistan. Army
- Soldiers -- India -- Jammu and Kashmir
- Armed Forces -- Military life
- Boundaries
- Soldiers
- Travel
- India -- Boundaries -- Pakistan
- Pakistan -- Boundaries -- India
- Jammu and Kashmir (India) -- History, Military
- Azad Kashmir (Pakistan) -- History, Military
- India
- India -- Jammu and Kashmir
- Pakistan
- Pakistan -- Azad Kashmir
- 327.540954 JAC 23
- DS383.5.I4 J33 2018
Contents:
Description :
Happymon Jacob was given the unique opportunity to see the border between India and Pakistan from both sides. He travelled with the armies of both countries and could study what is effectively the ground zero-the location where entrenched animosities as well as sudden surges of comradeship are enacted. This is one of the most fortified places on the planet.
Jacob writes, 'I was keen on getting into their world, the world of men in uniform, fighting each other and yet respecting each other. It was a curious world. It had breath-taking adventure, mind blowing stories and unforgettable heroism. I loved it, and I was welcome.'
This vividly told, fast paced narrative brings the border area to life. Jacob was given unprecedented access by the Indian and Pakistani armies and he explores how the border is seen-both in the popular imagination and by those who exist in its shadow. He chronicles the lives of civilians and soldiers, their courage and resilience in the face of constant danger and the extraordinary similarities between the two sides.
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National Law School | 327.540954 JAC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | Donanted by Vice Chancellors Office, NLSIU | 37071 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-192) and index.
Description :
Happymon Jacob was given the unique opportunity to see the border between India and Pakistan from both sides. He travelled with the armies of both countries and could study what is effectively the ground zero-the location where entrenched animosities as well as sudden surges of comradeship are enacted. This is one of the most fortified places on the planet.
Jacob writes, 'I was keen on getting into their world, the world of men in uniform, fighting each other and yet respecting each other. It was a curious world. It had breath-taking adventure, mind blowing stories and unforgettable heroism. I loved it, and I was welcome.'
This vividly told, fast paced narrative brings the border area to life. Jacob was given unprecedented access by the Indian and Pakistani armies and he explores how the border is seen-both in the popular imagination and by those who exist in its shadow. He chronicles the lives of civilians and soldiers, their courage and resilience in the face of constant danger and the extraordinary similarities between the two sides.
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