Field Marshal S H F J Manekshaw was one of the most illustrious Generals of the Indian Army. He was popularly called Sam Bahadur. He was a key architect of the glorious military victory over Pakistan in the 1971 War, which led to the birth of Bangladesh. Sam Bahadur was the Chief of the Indian Army from 1969 to 1973 and has been a role model for several generations as an able military leader.
A new biography on Manekshaw by his longserving military aide, Brigadier (Retd.) Behram Panthaki and his wife Zenobia, brings out his character traits, sense of humour, moral and professional courage and the enigma that made up his personality. Titled ‘Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw, The Man and His Times’, the biography also discloses that his career was almost over as a major general after he rebuffed Defence Minister V.K. Krishna Menon’s attempt to rope him in a bid to isolate the then Indian Army Chief, General K.S.....
