Surunadir Upakhyan

🔹 Author: Panthajan

🔹 Genre: Autobiography - Memoir

🔹 Format: Hardcover

🔹 ISBN: 9789388014168

🔹 Pages: 138

🔹 Weight: 263 grams

📌 Book Overview:

✔ This is not a fictional story or made-up tale; it is a true account based on the author’s own experiences.
✔ The book chronicles the Kargil War of 1999, a war many consider not a full-fledged conflict, but the author regards it as a small-scale war in which hundreds of soldiers sacrificed their lives for the defense of the motherland.
✔ During the course of the war, the author would jot down his thoughts and experiences in a notebook whenever he had a moment to spare. These memoirs of the intense and turbulent days of the conflict are brought to life in this book, "Surunadir Upakhyan".
✔ The narrative provides a vivid and personal perspective of the Kargil War, where the author shares his intimate encounters, thoughts, and reflections during that critical period.

👤 About the Author: Panthajan

✔ Born in Kolkata in 1965, on the day of Dol Purnima, to a Bengali family from Jamshedpur
✔ Educated in Loyola School and DBMS English School, with early lessons in Bengali from his mother
✔ Developed a habit of writing diaries in Bengali while traveling from a young age
✔ His writings have been featured in prominent publications, including 'Sondesh', edited by Satyajit Ray, Leela Majumdar, and Nalini Das
✔ Furthered his studies in medicine and surgery from AFMC Pune
✔ After serving for 23 years in the Army Medical Corps, he retired and began his medical practice in Jamshedpur
✔ In his free time, he has traveled extensively, both within India and abroad
✔ His first book was titled "Kabuler Pathe Pathe", followed by "Surunadir Upakhyan"

📖 "Surunadir Upakhyan" offers a personal and heartfelt account of the Kargil War, blending experiences of a soldier and the emotions that surged during that time.