Time Present and Time Past: Memoirs of a Top Cop: Memoirs Of An Unorthodox Top Cop - Softcover

Kirpal Dhillon

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0143417339 ISBN 13: 9780143417330

Publisher: Penguin Books India, 2013

Synopsis

In over three decades as a police officer, Kirpal Dhillon handled some of the most challenging assignments in independent India, from antidacoity operations in Madhya Pradesh to revamping a demoralized force as police chief of Punjab in the aftermath of Operation Blue Star. These memoirs describe his experiences in fascinating detail and present vivid portraits of a range of people, including sadhus and swindlers, maharajas and brigands, scheming politicians and back-stabbing colleagues. There are evocative descriptions of his village in Punjab, of Partition and of the leaders he worked with, such as Nehru, Indira Gandhi and Morarji Desai. He writes with insight and expertise about terrorism, law and order problems, the training of administrators and policemen and what can be done to ensure that they function with greater autonomy, accountability and humanity.

About this title

Product Description:

In his long career, Kirpal Dhillon handled some of the most challenging assignments in the country, including anti-dacoity operations in Madhya Pradesh and militancy in Punjab after Operation Blue Star.

Review:

There is much informed insight into the upsurge of Sikh militancy, the circumstances of the Punjab Accord and the subsequent assassination of Sant Harcharan Singh Longowal. . . . An exceptionally well-written book --Ian Talbot, Professor of History, University of Southampton

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Books India
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0143417339
• ISBN 13: 9780143417330
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352