THE GENERAL CALLED TSUNAMI (PB)

This book is a tour de force of a military career spanning forty years in the service of the country. It is an account of the storied career of Lt Gen BS Dhaliwal and a portrayal of his varied and wide-ranging leadership roles in different assignments to ultimately becoming the Engineer-in-Chief; the pinnacle for any sapper who wears a military uniform.Along the way Lt Gen Dhaliwal recounts his foundational experiences as a leader and sapper extracting the perceptive lessons he learnt about the nature of a sapper’s endeavors and the manner in which difficult assigned tasks were accomplished. He describes in great detail the challenges he faced and the techniques of leadership and learning experiences in different tenures across the length and breadth of the country. He is one of a rare breed of military professionals who shaped his work environment and applied the lessons to achieve outstanding results. The manner of doing so is narrated with empathy and with a distinctive flair for management that is worthy of emulation wherein he adapted his leader-ship skills to ensure that his intent was under-stood by the men he commanded so that they could own the mission he set forth.Possessing a unique gift of focusing on both macro and micro issues simultaneously while ensuring a harmonious and an almost error-free working environment he worked with a vision and innovativeness to conceive develop and formulate policies and guidelines combined with the vigor to ensure their implementation on ground. In this very engrossing memoir combining simplicity with thoughtfulness he not only details significant events of his career but he does much more. He explains how he was informed by his experiences in a way that teaches you how to learn from your own in an eminently readable style.About the Author:Lt Gen BS Dhaliwal served in the Indian Army for forty years before retiring in 2007 as the Engineer-in-Chief. During his military career besides the combat engineers he also served in challenging assignments with the Military Engineering Service and the Border Roads Organization. Known for his clear vision sense of purpose and hard work he made a difference in every assignment where he was posted.After retirement from the Army he was picked up as the Advisor to the Chief Minister of Punjab on infrastructure. He served two political governments in continuity for over 11 years which speaks for itself. He was conferred the ‘Golden Peacock Award’ on Ecological Innovation in 2007and the ‘Engineer of the Year Award’ by the Federation of Engineering Institutions of Asia and Pacific (FEIAP) at Singapore in 2011; he was the first Indian to be honored with this Award.Widely travelled and a keen sportsman who has excelled in Rowing he has been Executive Vice President of both the Yachting Association of India and of the Rowing Federation of India. He is a qualified deep-sea diver and an avid environmentalist focusing on eco-friendly activities renewable sources of energy recycling and conservation of water resources. He is now settled in Chandigarh.