Turmoil in Punjab - An Eyewitness Account of one of the biggest Military Operations in Indian History

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📗BOOK: Turmoil in Punjab
📗AUTHOR: Ramesh Inder Singh
📗GENRE: Non-Fiction, Historical Event
📗THEME: Before & After Operation Blue Star


📝RATING
⚡Content- 4.2/5
⚡Language- 4/5


✒REVIEW: 

The author has given a lucid and a 360-degree view of what transpired throughout the planning, implementations and aftermath of Operation Bluestar which was an attempt to drain out the terrorists holed up in the Golden temple.

Adding on, this book is a first-hand eyewitness record of the District Magistrate of Punjab who happens to be the author himself. This aspect adds immense credibility to the ground level truth which actually transpired. As a first-hand narration, the author left no stone unturned to pen down what he had experienced, felt and witnessed during the tumultuous decades of Punjab.

As a reader, I have always found myself intrigued towards political drama and  its consequences which shapes our national discourse and history. The writing style of this book did not disappoint me as the author took me through the political climate during 1974-94 and gave me the context which led to the infamous Operation Bluestar due to declining social fabric of Sikhs, Nirankaris and Khalistanis.

More than historical documentation, the author gave us lucid 'behind the scenes' details which the larger public might not be aware of.

All in all, I found this book to be very interesting, informative and factual which I would recommend to all the readers for the sake of knowing and understanding our rich and intriguing political history that shaped the geo-socio-political landscape today.


 

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