Nine Lives of a Cat

To face death nine times, that too in one life and still alive with all limbs intact, appears miraculous. Such is the gripping story of the Novel 'Nine Lives ofa Cat'. Child Sassi, rescued from a boat-wreck, is renamed Shashi Mohan on adoption by his new family. He is commissioned as an officer in the Army. This is not a story from 'Womb to Tomb' but a narrative from 'cradle to saddle', as after nine falls Shashi is still vigorously riding the 'Life Horse'. Ten years old Shashi escaped the partition massacre at Multan in August 1947 by millionth of an inch. Sixty years old Shashi gave another slip to Yama, the god of death, when riding a mare, his head crashed into the thick branch of a tree. During the intervening fifty years, he defied seven other life threatening encounters, some angel invariably appearing at the right time to rescue him. This novel conveys the message as to how with love in heart and perseverence in action, hurdles in life could be surmounted. Shashi Mohan's gradual spiritual transformation highlights as to why a physically elusive God has become an essential part of the human race. A remarkably true story in real-time setting is convincingly narrated with military precision. There is wit and romance too. The book is neither an autobiography, nor a biography or a novel. It is a unique blend of all the three, creating a fascinating fictional narrative.

Brig. Suresh Hinduja - At 81 years of age, the author attributes his good health to daily regular exercise and simple habits. In the modern age o `pill dropping cures', he does not consume any medicine. He follows nature cure techniques. During his service, he was actively involved in all the wars from 1960-1972 (1961 Goa operations, 1962 India- China conflict, 1965 Pakistan-India encounter and 1971 Bangladesh war of Liberation). During his career, in addition to higher army qualifications, he completed his post graduation in English Literature from Osmania University and PGDBM froth IMM Delhi. After retirement, he earned DI (Hom.) from British Institute of Homoeopathy London at the age of70. He was the first Director of National War Memorial and Museum Cell, Ministry of Defence, New Delhi.

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