Commanded By Destiny

Commanded by Destiny: A General's Rise from Soldier to Statesman That is what General Satyawant Mallanah Shrinagesh wrote to his son Satish as he contemplated a career in the army. As one of the earliest chiefs of the army staff of newly independent India, he truly believed that no services or association in India provides a greater measure of unity or a finer example of nationalism than the armed forces. Witnessing the transition of the Indian Army from a colonial to a national one, he was stea