Ved Prakash

"Col. Ved Prakash was commissioned into the famed SIKH Regiment of the Infantry, the foremost fighting arm of the Indian Army in 1957. His first posting was to 3 SIKH, then operating in the Naga Hills when the Naga insurgency was on the upswing. Subsequently, in his career, he served twice in the North-East, once as a Commanding Officer of an Assam Rifles battalion (1970s) operating against the Mizo insurgents then ravaging the eponymous Hills, and then as Commander of a Movement Control Group...See more

"Col. Ved Prakash was commissioned into the famed SIKH Regiment of the Infantry, the foremost fighting arm of the Indian Army in 1957. His first posting was to 3 SIKH, then operating in the Naga Hills when the Naga insurgency was on the upswing. Subsequently, in his career, he served twice in the North-East, once as a Commanding Officer of an Assam Rifles battalion (1970s) operating against the Mizo insurgents then ravaging the eponymous Hills, and then as Commander of a Movement Control Group Headquarters (1980s). During 11 years in the North-East spread over three tenures, he got a chance for personal interaction with various tribal groups and to observe their social mores, to study the history and geography of the region, and got acquainted with its myriad problems. During a 2-month sabbatical, he visited all the World War II hot spots and places of historical and tourist interest of the North-East India. This is this way this major books was born. Col. Ved Prakash also served in Jammu and Kashmir, including two tenures in the frosty areas of Ladakh. He took part in the 1962, 1965 and 1971 wars, and retired in 1989." See less