Chandra B Khanduri

Brigadier Chandra B Khanduri is well-known biographer & military historian. He has served as an officer of the Gorkha Brigade of the Indian Army both in war and in situation of no-war-no-peace throughout his thirty-three years of service. He fought with distinction in three major wars: Congo as part of Organisation deNation Unies au Congo, 1961-62; the 1965 and 1971 Indo-Pakistan Wars. He was wounded in the Congo and Mentioned-in-Despatches for gallantry; he was again seriously wounded during the 1965 Indo-Pak war, the consequence of which he has continued to suffer as a life-long disability. Upon superannuation from active service, he took to writing. A fellow of ICHR and American Biographical Institute beside several others, among his acclaimed books are: Kautilya on war-The Military Wisdom of the Arthasastra, Field Marshal KM Cariappa: His Life & Times; Thimayya, An Amazing Life; General & Strategists; Soldiers & Politicians.Crusading on, he hopes to complete is autobiographical book of current history Those were the Days: Uncensored Recollections from a Soldier’s Life. He continues to work for the welfare of ex Servicemen in Nepal besides contributing to India-Pakistan Soldiers’ Peace Initiative.

His books:

* Field Marshal KM Cariappa : His Life and Times. (Top seller and one of 100 Golden Books)

* Marching off with Colours-Rediscovered History of Gorkhas (ICHR Fellowship)

* Generals and Strategists (Third edn). (Rated one of the best by IIS, London)

* The 1st Gorkha Rifles (Malaun Regt) Vol-III. (Commissioned Book) – along with its Illustrated History

* War in Korea and the Arab Israeli Wars. (Service pamphlets).

* Meri Dilli Meri Shaan (A Parody).

* A Comprehensive History of the IMA-India’s Sandhurst (1932-1998). (Commissioned Book)

* The Sikh Epic: A History of Sikh Regt. (1846-2000).

* Thimayya: An Amazing Life. (On Fellowship from the USI)

* Inder Gill – Born to Dare (With Mr. Muthiah)

* Co-authored several books on the subjects of Security, Terrorism and Indian Ocean.

* Presently his forthcoming books are:

* My Brother George and Other Stories.

* Places Far and Wide – A Book of Travels.

* In addition he has published more than 2000 articles on various subjects.

* He is currently working on “Those were the Days” – A book of essays

To include essays on:

Strategic Issues;

Quran and Jihad;

Essence of the Gita;

Influence of the Socio-Economic Influences on Indian Soldiers;

The Controversial Issues of Indian Military History (1947-2000);

The Changing Atlas of the World; etc

Chandra B Khanduri also writes for the prestigious service and professional magazines. He is an active member of the India-Pakistan Soldiers Peace Initiative (IPSI), The Gorkha associations of India, Nepal and UK, besides contributing to the Social problems of Uttranchal. Has two daughters and a grand child.