The Saga of a Braveheart: Lt Col Ajit V Bhandarkar Shaurya Chakra

Contents: Foreword. 1. Introduction: The Birth of a Braveheart. 2. Ajeet hai Abheet hai - Schooling at Sainik School Bijapur. 3. Seva Parmo Dharma: NDA Days. 4. Veerta aur Vivek – IMA: The Decision to Join the Madras Regiment. 5. Swadharme Nidhanam Shreyah - The Madras Regiment. 6. 18 MADRAS (Mysore) in Gandhinagar. 7. Serve with Honour – Officers Training Academy: An Instructor Who Touched the Hearts of His GC. 8. Sulagne Savadhana – Marriage in Chennai. 9. Unit Life in Ferozepur. 10. Yudham Pragya- Defence Service Staff College, Wellington. 11. Brigade Major at Nathu La. 12. MS Branch - Army Headquarters: South Block, New Delhi. 13. Yudha Kritya Nischaya: The Army War College; Where the Tigers Earned Their Stripes: Ajit’s Professional Alma Mater. 14. Dridhata aur Virata: 25 RR. 15. Shaurya Chakra: Gallantry Award. 16. Chip off the Old Block: Both Boys Join the Armed Forces.

The source of India's civilization is founded in two epics: Ramayana and Mahabharat. Incidentally, both are based on two cataclysmic wars which were fought to uphold truth and justice where righteousness prevailed over evil. Lakhs perished, as martyrdom on the battlefield was considered the greatest of honours. These ethos and values run in the veins of every Indian. 

The book is a saga of Lt. Col. Ajit V Bhandarkar who lived the life of a hero and died on the battlefield where his blood enriched the soil of his motherland is inspirational.