1971: A War Story
Author: Dr Neelam Batra-Verma
ISBN: 978-0228806806
Price: Rs. 285.00 • ✓ 100% Genuine Publisher Edition
Book Overview
A pilot goes missing somewhere over enemy territory during the 1971 war. For survival, he joins a band of nomads who steal for a living. Back in India, his wife waits endlessly for his return, firm in her belief that he is only Missing in Action. As the pilot makes vain attempts to cross the border multiple times for 28 years, his daughter, whose very existence he is unaware of, resolves to bring him home. Who will finally seize the initiative and cross the border to attempt a daring rescue? Full of surprising twists and turns, this is a story of love and hate, of the human cost of war and the apathy of governments about the lives of armed forces personnel and the lives hanging in limbo when a loved one goes missing.
Browse this title within our Children's Books collection. Edition details: Images in this review, English, 314 pages. Reference ISBN: 978-0228806806.
About the Author
Dr Neelam Batra-Verma has been writing professionally for about 30 years and published thousands of articles in national and international mainstream newspapers and magazines. After earning a doctorate degree in Forensic Science, she decided to indulge her passion for writing and took up journalism as a career. She wrote on social and political issues till she moved to Vancouver with her family in 2002. While working for print and electronic media for decades in India and Canada, she successfully published and edited the first Hindi magazine in Canada. This is her first work of fiction based on true events. While working on an article, her research led her to meet the families of missing defense personnel who had gone to the 1971 India-Pak war, but never came back. Despite consistent pleas by the families and evidence that their loved ones were languishing in Pakistan jails, both the Indian and Pakistani governments turned a deaf ear. Talking to the families, Neelam felt the pain and saw with her own eyes the suffering the families were going through - parents waiting for their missing sons, longing to see them just once before they leave for their heavenly abode; wives living like widows despite evidence that their husbands were alive; children growing up not knowing who their father is. After moving to Canada, Neelam felt the pain of missing family first hand and resolved to put it on record, albeit in fictionalized form.. She dedicates this story to all forgotten Bravehearts and their families. Their legends will never die!
Book Specifications & Quick Facts
- Reading Level
- Ages 6–10 / Early Readers
- Language & Format
- English • Images in this review
- ISBN Reference
- 978-0228806806
- Publisher
- Tellwell Talent
- Pan-India Delivery
- Dispatches in 24–48 Hours across India
What is this book about?
A pilot goes missing somewhere over enemy territory during the 1971 war. For survival, he joins a band of nomads who steal for a living. Back in India, his wife waits endlessly for his return, firm in her belief that he is only Missing in Action. As the pilot makes vain attempts to cross the border...
Who should read this book?
Ideal for young readers, parents, and elementary school students looking for an engaging, humor-filled adventure that builds reading confidence and vocabulary.
Why Readers Pick This Edition
- You’ll be drawn into a deeply human side of war that goes far beyond the battlefield. This gripping, pocket‑friendly read blends history, emotion, and suspense as you follow a missing pilot, a waiting wife, and a determined daughter bound by hope across decades. It keeps you turning pages with quiet heartbreak, surprising twists, and a powerful reminder of the unseen cost of war on families left behind.
- Published by Tellwell Talent.
- Language: English.
- Page count: 314.
Catalog Description
A pilot goes missing somewhere over enemy territory during the 1971 war. For survival, he joins a band of nomads who steal for a living. Back in India, his wife waits endlessly for his return, firm in her belief that he is only Missing in Action. As the pilot makes vain attempts to cross the border multiple times for 28 years, his daughter, whose very existence he is unaware of, resolves to bring him home. Who will finally seize the initiative and cross the border to attempt a daring rescue? Full of surprising twists and turns, this is a story of love and hate, of the human cost of war and the apathy of governments about the lives of armed forces personnel and the lives hanging in limbo...
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