Caught By The Police: The Life Story of Dr Anandswarup Gupta
Anandswarup Gupta, Madhukar Gupta, Deepak Gupta, et al.
Sachbuch / Biographien, Autobiographien
Beschreibung
Caught by the Police is the story of a talented, public-spirited and erudite man, with a multidimensional personality, a republican bent of mind, Indian values and English sensibilities. After a brilliant academic career, he joined the Royal Air Force in 1934 at the age of 19; unfortunately, he was forced to leave on contrived medical grounds. He got into the Indian Police due to a providential combination of circumstances and events, somewhat against his inclination. But once in it, he gave his all to his profession. A brave and intrepid police officer, he went on to become a celebrated police historian. He also wrote spiritual poetry, which forms a part of the book and, interestingly, could recite Shakespeare, Ghalib and the Bhagvad Gita with equal facility. Spanning a century of changing times, this book provides a unique account of the last decades of British Rule and the emergence of a new India, woven into the story of an extraordinary life lived in ordinary places, and a compelling family chronicle.
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“Rich in anecdote and reminiscence, this eminently readable book compresses a century of recent history, and chronicles the fascinating annals of the Indian Police, through the life of an outstanding officer who was also a poet, philosopher and karma yogi.” Namita Gokhale Author, Publisher, and Founder Co-Director of the Jaipur Literature Festival “...The biography of the late Anandswarup Gupta, a distinguished police officer, based on his writings, diaries and other memorabilia, is a valuable addition to contemporary history. The book gives a glimpse of a new India in the making as experienced by one of the many able administrators who built modern India, and offers a window to an India gone by.” Sanjaya Baru Author of The Accidental Prime Minister: The Making and Unmaking of Manmohan Singh “...an unusual story of an extremely distinguished and highly respected police officer. The book highlights his rich experiences, and portrays a remarkable personality, who apart from his professional work, wrote poetry and authored two pioneering works on the history of police in India. The language, variety of experiences and interesting anecdotes in the narrative make it highly readable and a must-read for all those who love biographies.” B.K. Chaturvedi Former Cabinet Secretary and Member, Planning Commission
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IAS, UPSC, Police, BPRD, BPR&D, Biography, Anandswarup, Gupta