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Drawing on his experiences in Punjab as director general of police from 3 July 1984—within weeks of Operation Blue Star—to 22 August 1985, Kirpal Dhillon writes about the phase of militancy in the state as not just a law and order problem but a question of Sikh nationalism, of a minority under threat. This is an insider’s view of the factors that bedeviled Punjab for close to two decades. Coming from a man who witnessed the drama first-hand and analyzed its historical causes, this book is a valuable addition to literature on the Sikh community’s darkest years—a phase that is not necessarily over.
Kirpal Dhillon has held some very important appointments, among them Joint Director in the Central Bureau of Investigation and Director General of Police, Punjab and Madhya Pradesh, which enabled him to gain deep insights into police problems and strategies. He also served as Vice-Chancellor of Bhopal University after retirement from the IPS, and was later elected a fellow of the Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla. His earlier work on Indian police history, Defenders of the Establishment: Ruler-supportive Police Forces of South Asia was very well received. Widely travelled and a prolific writer on contemporary themes, he lives in Bhopal, India.
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