Until mid-2020 only a handful of Indians had heard of the Galwan Valley. It’s in the vicinity of Ladakh and the Pangong Lake there.
In May that year the Chinese army started their usual games by blocking Indian army patrols on the border. There were repeated confrontations till one day there was a fight. Around 40 Chinese soldiers were killed.
Like thousands of Indians I, too, Googled “Galwan”. Pretty soon I came across a book by a man of that name. Amazon is selling the paperback for Rs 550. It’s more of a diary actually.
Please buy it.
His full name was Ghulam Rasool
Disclaimer: These are personal views of the writer. They do not necessarily reflect the opinion of www.business-standard.com or the Business Standard newspaper
