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Rhythms of a Soldiers soul

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Front Cover. Anyone interested in defence or army is drawn towards the book A soldier guards our border. He/She fights day and night for us, so that we may sleep at peace. A soldier is our hero. One might have heard such words of admiration and gratitude towards our soldiers umpteen times at several fora. While the sentiment behind these words are welcome, restricting ourselves to these eulogizing phrases never allows us to know the normal human being in a soldier, their emotions, their family lives, the trepidation they undergo, about their kith and kin.  Here is another masterpiece by Brig. Subaiah Ganapathi Bhagwath aptly titled ' Antarangada Mrudanga ' which lays bare a soldiers life stripped of the usual rhapsodies and one which gives us an opportunity to know the soldiers life from within. Best aspect of 'Antarangada Mrudanga' is that it conveys the message not through lengthy personal accounts but through short incidents that is easy to remember a