Dehradun, May 21 -- Tribute
I first met the legendary General Khanduri in the late 1980's. He was then a serving officer of the glorious Indian Army and was visiting my hometown, Mussoorie.
As a young man I was fascinated by his personality. With that meeting began my lifelong admiration of him.
I was impressed by his ramrod persona and the admirable air of simplicity that he carried despite his manifold accomplishments.
In 1991, I met him for the second time. On superannuation from the Army, he had joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to become the Member Parliament from Garhwal.
As Superintendent of Police, Lucknow City, I was supervising the security arrangements for a mammoth BJP rally at the famous Begum Hazrat Mahal Park. Amid...