![]() ![]() Kunal, has divided his latest book, into three parts in which he seamlessly transits from his early days in Dehradun, to schooling in the prestigious Doon School, followed by a short stint as a journalist with India Today and Associated Press, to producing wonderful films under the banner of KaleidoIndia and then going on to writing excellently readable and definitive books on contemporary military history.Īs a filmmaker, he had or succeeded in creating opportunities that no one can even dream about. Life of an INDUSTANI: Six Degrees of Separation. In the process he may have rubbed some on the wrong side however, he has candidly given his views and one must respect him for it. He has been very forthright about various issues and Kunal has aired his views on contemporary personalities with candour. Written in a very readable and easy style, the author does not hold back his punches. Though autobiographical in nature, but, to classify it as one would be a travesty. INDUSTANI is almost like a fast-paced thriller that grabs the reader by the scruff of the neck and barely lets him breathe as India’s contemporary history which spanned the decade of the 80s and 90s, unfolds at an incredible pace He would later make a film, ‘Baramula to Kargil’ that even today is extremely relevant and was used to brief the US President, Bill Clinton, and his entourage when he visited New Delhi shortly thereafter. Shortly after the Pakistanis threw in the towel and started to make a run for it while they still could, he again came to me and we filmed a summary of what had happened in my division. Perhaps the only one who was subsequently cleared to fly in Army Aviation helicopters by the Ministry of Defence, he spent the next few days mainly with 3 Infantry Division that was being commanded by my erstwhile colleague, Major General Viru Budhwar, with whom Kunal went to almost all the other sectors where the fighting was raging that included Batalik, Chorbatla and the various otherwise inaccessible areas. After spending some time with me, he had left for Drass and then onto Kargil to film the conflict as it unfolded. To wards the end of June when the Kargil War was at its zenith, Shiv Kunal Verma had wandered into my 8 Mountain Division headquarters which were located at Mughalpura. ![]()
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