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020 $a9780143417330 (paperback)
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025 $aI-E-2013-413183; 62-91
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050 00 $aHV7911.D493$bA3 2013
082 04 $a363.2092$222
100 1 $aDhillon, K. S.$q(Kirpal S.),$eauthor.
245 10 $aTime present & time past :$bmemoirs of a top cop /$cKirpal Dhillon.
264 1 $aNew Delhi, India$bPenguin Books,$c2013.
300 $axxi, 330 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates :$billustrations ;$c20 cm.
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
500 $aIncludes index.
520 $aIn over three decades as a police officer, Kirpal Dhillon handled some of the most challenging assignments in independent India, from antidacoity operations in Madhya Pradesh to revamping a demoralized force as police chief of Punjab in the aftermath of Operation Blue Star. These memoirs describe his experiences in fascinating detail, and present vivid portraits of a range of people, including sadhus and swindlers, maharajas and brigands, scheming politicians and back-stabbing colleagues. There are evocative descriptions of his village in Punjab, of Partition, and of the leaders he worked with, such as Nehru, Indira Gandhi and Morarji Desai. He writes with insight and expertise about terrorism, law-and-order problems, the training of administrators and policemen, and what can be done to ensure that they function with greater autonomy, accountability and humanity. 'A story of heroism ... an objective and honest narration of history.
600 10 $aDhillon, K. S.$q(Kirpal S.)
650 0 $aPolice$zIndia$vBiography.
651 0 $aIndia$xPolitics and government$y1977-
710 2 $aIndian Institute of Advanced Study.