My Pitaji - Nostalgia
Hardcover
Publisher: White Falcon Publishing
Published: May 31 2024
Pages: 254
Weight: 1.03
Height: 0.81 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
This book is based on anecdotal nostalgia of the author, a retired IPS Officer, beginning with growing up in a large but close-knit, middle-class family in a cottage in Meerut Cantt, the lives of seven siblings overflowing with love and fun at home. In addition to their parents, their paternal grandparents also lived in this cottage with three generations leading their lives in separate layers, such families are now very difficult to come by. It brings into focus the sharp decline in ethos, from honest and simple living, to display of status and lavish lifestyles. How our generation-next has been swept off its feet by a storm of materialism taking a toll on family bonding that was once the forte of life in our country! Pitaji, the author's father, a beacon of light throughout his life, is the central figure of this book. The very old photos in. the book are fascinating.
About the Author: This book is written by Anil Chowdhry IPS (Retd). He served for about 40 years as a police officer and Intelligence operative in far flung areas like Assam, Mizoram, Manipur, Goa, Daman & Diu Allahabad, Varanasi, Lucknow, Kashmir and Delhi. He also served as a Senior Diplomat in our Embassy in Washington D C. He retired as Secretary, Internal Security in MHA. Was re-employed as a Senior Adviser in PMO and Security Advisor to the Commonwealth Games 2010. Now 78 years old lives with his ex- teacher Wife in South Delhi maintaining a close bond with his family and old friends living in India and abroad. He is an active member of a Think Tank which strives to inculcate ethical standards of governance to deliver services to the citizens. Pursuing his childhood hobby of gardening. Also follows daily exercise routine, tries to keep his neighborhood, clean and secure.
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