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In the words of the man who led the military assault against Sikh militants, Operation Blue Star: The True Story brings readers Lt. Gen. K. S. Brar's version of the events that shaped India for years to come. This edition is the Punjabi translation of the original. Summary of the Book June 1984. Under Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's orders the Indian Army prepared to infiltrate the Golden Temple of Amritsar, the holiest place of worship of the Sikhs, in a military coup to vacate the Sikh militants inside. It was a move that set off a nuclear reaction that led to the assassination of Indira Gandhi and chaotic riots that resulted in the massacre of millions of Sikhs throughout the country. The events which took place in those few days have had repercussions throughout the decades, changing the way Sikhs have felt about the country and how the country has treated Sikhs in general. In his own words Lt. Gen. Brar details the events leading to that eventful attack and those that took place once his team infiltrated the temple. About K. S. Brar Lieutenant General Kuldip Singh Brar is a former Indian Army officer. He was the commander of Operation Blue Star against Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and Sikh revolutionaries who had amassed weapons in the Golden Temple for the secessionist movement of creating Khalistan. In 1954, Brar joined the Maratha Light Infantry as a lieutenant and commanded an infantry battalion in the Indo-Pakistan war of 1971. For his services in the war he was awarded the Vir Chakra by the Government of India. He was in charge of the defense of Bhutan and commanded the Eastern Theatre of India for a long period after which he retired.