This ‘autobiographical narrative’ of K.F. Rustamji—an officer of the erstwhile Indian Police (IP) who served under the British during the years of the Raj and who was also the Founder Director General of the BSF—is an eyewitness account of some of the most epoch-making events in Indian history. Rustamji’s eventful life and distinctive flair for writing make for this gripping account, excerpts of his diaries and articles edited by P.V. Rajgopal as a sequel to the much acclaimed bestseller I Was Nehru’s Shadow.
