 Field
Marshal KM Cariappa
By Air Marshal KC Cariappa (retd) |
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The book, in a coffee table format with a
moving post-script by his daughter; Nalini, offers the reader
little-known perspectives to the Field Marshal. For instance, one comes
to read of his intimate relationship with his siblings, his generally ‘English’
tastes (including his fetish for wearing suits even while eating dinner
alone), his love for the patriotic Bengali poem Dhonodhanney
pushpheybhora, his adoration for the Indian jawan, his peaceful and, at
times, lonely days at the magnificent Kodagu (Coorg) family home,
Roshanara. An array of priceless pictures, letters and certificates are
included and truly enhance the readability of the book. Ultimately, this
is a book meant more for a ‘civilian’ reader with a taste for
trivia than for a student of military history. Here is money well spent
for a unique perspective to the Indian army, to Kodagu and its people
and of course, to ‘Kipper’—a great son of India... |
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- Sunday Hindustan Times, December 2,
2007, New Delhi |
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A book which will definitely fill the shelf
of book lovers, this book is about the great man in and outside the
field. |
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- Girish Karnad, Indian Express, December
23, 2007, Bangalore |
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With 200 pages and 164 photographs, this
hardcover book, is a book of pride for the Kodavas and a must read for
anyone who loves the nation. |
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- Indian Express, December 23, 2007,
Bangalore |
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A book on Field Marshal KM Cariappa by his
son Air Marshal (Retd) KC Cariappa presents a lesser-known face of a
disciplinarian yet loving father... |
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- The Pioneer, September 17, 2007,
New Delhi |
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It is one of those biographies written in a
very forthright fashion, as biographies ought to be written. It’s a
thick volume complete with many pictures and not a single detail seems
bypassed. Whether on the personal front or those revolving around his
illustrious career in the Army—spanning over three decades
(1918-1953) with many firsts... |
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- Humra Quraishi, The Hindu,
September 27, 2007 |
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The biography has a strong visual narrative
comprising archival matter sourced from private and state-owned
archives. One of the interesting aspects of the book is an epilogue by
the Field Marshal’s daughter, Nalini, who has put down her
reminiscences of her father. |
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- Deccan Herald, December 9, 2007
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Field Marshal KM Cariappa presents a
lesser known side of a stern disciplinarian, that of a loving father who
ensured his children grew up to be great citizens despite the absence of
a mother… |
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- The Indian Express, September 17,
2007, New Delhi |
