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This Book Is A Kind Of Travel Down The Memory Lane Of The Author Putting Pen To Paper, Urged To Do So By His Numerous Friends And Admirers. This Work However Covers Five Decades Of The CountryS Political And Social History And Gives The Reader A True Insight Into The Daily Life Of A Growing Young Man And, Later, Of An Officer Serving The British Regime And In Independent India., D.G. Bhattacharyya Was Born In 1913 In A Family Of Zamindars. The Family Had Taken Up Commercial Activity, Which Suffered Reverses Forcing The Closure Of The Business And Making The Young Scion Seek Employment After Graduating In Science From The Calcutta University, Bhattacharyya Joined The Indian (Imperial) Police Service, And Retired From The Same In 1971 With The Rank Of Inspector General Of Police. During His Service Years, He Saw Almost All The Major Events Of The Century From A Participant's Perspective, Although His Nationalistic Feelings Did, Time And Again, Come Into Conflict With His Official Duties. He Was Privileged To Have Come Into Close Contact With The Three Great Come Into Conflict With His Official Duties. He Was Privileged To Have Come Into Close Contact With The Three Great Sons Of Modern India-Rabindranath Tagore, Mahatma Gandhi And Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, He Occupied Ringside Seats During The Freedom Struggle, The Bengal Famine Of 1943, The Pre-Independence Riots As Well Holding A Border Area Posting During The 1962 Sino-Indian Border Dispute. He Was Awarded The Police Medal In 1952. A Keen Sportsman, Traveller And Photographer, Mr. Bhattacharyya's Interests Have Taken Him All Over The World. He Is A Keen Angler In Still,. Running And Seawater And Hunted For Sport. Later He Put Up His Guns And Took To Still And Cine Photography. Retirement Opened Up New Vistas For Mr. Bhattacharyya And He Founded One Of The Most Successful Security And Investigation Agencies In Eastern India. A Deep Personal Tragedy, The Loss Of His Beloved Wife In 1979 Led To The Establishment Of The Dg And Gauri Bhattacharyya Foundation, A Charitable Trust Which Is Engaged In A Number Of Welfare Projects In The City. His Memoirs, Random Remioniscences Has Been Urged Upon Him By His Many Friends And Admirers Who Feel That This Valuable Record Of A Very Important Era Be Maintained For Posterity As Well As Be Bible For Future Generations Of Law Enforcement Officials., Content:- Preface Foreword A New Life And Making Of A Sahib Out Of A Native Rebel Learning Basics Of A New Career Ancestral Tales-Birth Of A Life Long Nationalist First Independent Charge Of A Sub-Division Work And Social Life In A District Headquarter Drums Of World War Ii-Quit India Movement The Great Bengal Famine Of 1943 War Time And Social Life Problems Of Communal Strife Back To Rural Areas And Shikar Sequel To Failed War Of Independence Under A New Flag-In Charge Of Foreigners Sojourn In The East Marriage, Prison Revolt, Influx Of East Pakistan Refugees, Terrorist Outrages, Telengana Type Movement In The Mainstream Of Administration In Distant Shores First Police Revolt-Penalty For Intransigence Outdoor Life An Interlude In The Railways In Civil Administration Border Skirmishes Between India And China In Cid And Enforcement Branches-Meeting An Eminent Sculptor Hunting And Fishing Intelligence Branches, Border Security And Indo Tebetan Border Forces Big Game Hunting Victim Of Machinations And Backdoor Exit Thoughts On The Country Index.