Every writer seeks one review/response that validates the work back to the writer. D P Satish brought the book home to me.

‘Roll of Honour’ is an evocative novel. You keep thinking about it even days after you have finished reading it. … Sandhu tells this story lucidly. He draws no conclusions, gives no sermons and offers no solutions. He refrains from turning the story into a tearjerker.’

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Tags: 1984, anti-Sikh riots, Bluestar, Khalistan, Mrs. Gandhi, Punjab, Roll of Honour

Anuradha Goyal was herself growing up in Punjab in the 80s.  In her review she says:

She says: ‘Author beautifully brings out the impact of external and internal violence in the life of a teenager in mid 1980s. It is an important piece of literature for a turbulent phase of Punjab written with an intensity that takes you back to the time.’

Please read her review.

Tags: 1984, military school, Mrs. Gandhi assasination, Operation Bluestar, riots, sodomy