My parents were great friends of the Malgonkars and owned two signed first editions – Princes and A Bend in the Ganges.
I am truly sorry to learn of Sunita’s passing in 1998. Unfortunately I was abroad for many years and had not heard the sad news.
Grateful if you could fill me in and also email me Anjre’s contact details so I may belatedly condole.
I recall how proud her father was of Sunita’s first modelling assignment published in Readers Digest circa 1968.

Best regards

Vikram R SriHari
Mobile: +91-95998-44454

Loved both books – a pity that they are out of print.

am sorry i not aware of the rank you held, and so therefore forgive me for not addressing you with it…

most of the responses you have got to your post has come from army personnel (it appears) and this response, perhaps, coming from an academician is like a sore thumb…..i do know for a fact that the army men regard academicians as a bunch of dithering nannies. however, the object of my response wasnt to argue on this issue.
am writing a seminar paper on Bandicoot Run, a novel most ignored by the english studies critical establishments – so ignored that there is hardly any study, even a cursory one on the novel. MM’s other novels have received enough critical attention and have been prescribed as text in several universities in india, but this one hasnt been because it is a spy thriller and indian english critical establishments will not acknowledge the significance of the novel for the simple reason that MM uses the thriller format….MM was, i argue in my paper, a courageous writer to attempt this genre which perhaps he knew would demean his reputation as a ‘serious writer’, something that most writers secretly enjoyed reading but wouldnt use. clearly, this attitude of the academia is hypocritical and elitist,:the thriller belongs to the the ‘masses’ and so must be shunned !!!! ) is the opinion they hold
am happy that i’ve got some support from the indian army (even if it isnt from fellow academicians)….the novel is a brilliant attempt….no writer of any note in india has dared to write a spy thriller….oh they may attempted detective fiction…..’Bandicoot Run’ is a spy novel….
Hats off to MM

I TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU .

HAVING HELD THE COVETED POST OF THE MS , I REMEMBER A NO OF SIMILAR CASES . THEY NEVER SAW THE LIGHT OF THE DAY BECAUSE…………THEY DID NOT HAVE TO…….FOR OBVIOUS REASONS. I WISH I WAS THERE TO HANDLE THIS CASE ALSO . CHIEF OR NO CHIEF……..ORG IS MOST IMPORTANT .

GLAD TO HEAR FROM U . INTELLECTUAL ….AS ALWAYS .
REGARDS TO THE CHARMING LADY

LOVE U

YUVRAJ

Happy Lohri to you and Mrs Surjit.

It takes much to demotivate me but even I am dejected to some extent. Hope I can relate to you one day the full experience of this command tenure in which every obstacle was put in my way to ensure that I did not succeed, especially after the Outlook cover story.

Best wishes

Ata

sandhya

I agree with you, means are more important than the ends you achieve.

I may also add, to me , journey is more important than the destination.

Thanks for the mails,some of them were very interesting.

With regards,

Dharm