There are only very few books out
of hundreds and thousands out there which celebrates womanhood and portray the
character as a protagonist. This title is one such and unlike others, the
subject that was handled in this beautiful novel is about the lives of the
women who chose an unlikely profession – to be in the Indian Air Force.
This story discusses in great
detail about the pressure and other unlikely circumstances which the women has
to go through in the job which begins with vigorous training and how they brave
it and overcome. I loved the way the story had flowed from the beginning till
the end which shows the two faces of a woman – Soft and Hard nature.
Soft nature when it comes to
personal/family affairs and Hard nature when it comes to handling the
challenges in the work front. This book carries the spirit of hopes, love,
affection, determination and all other characters which flows naturally through
the lead character Ahana Lamba.
Ahana Lamba gets selected
along with Dana Dixit, Priya Shetty and few others to be inducted as a
Garud Commando in the IAF (Indian Air Force). Though she considered Dana as her
arch nemesis, they soon become good friends and complement each other when the
training was imparted. Priya Shetty on the other hand was a soft-spoken girl
whose grit was brought out by Ahana and Dana.
Ahana had lost her parents and
was raised by her Uncle Ranjeet and Aunt Shashi in the U.K. She has a carefree
attitude and is an expert in Krav Maga and other Martial Arts. Dana too had
lost her father and her uncle considered her as a disgrace since he never thought that she
could make it to the military force (since her entire lineage served the Indian
Military in various capacities).
When they were getting trained up
in BTI, Wing Commander James Matthews tries to act smart but he gets it
back royally from Ahana.
What did she do?
Ahana was suppose to become the
first ever female Garud Commando but chooses to extend her training at GRTC for
another 40 weeks.
Why did she choose to extend it?
Wing Commander Tej Randhawa
was heading GRTC and Ahana gets trained by Flight Lieutenant Suri who
was nick named Maverick by Ahana. This 40 weeks of extended training with each
of the 10 training – in Desert, Jungle, High Altitude, Paratrooping and others
were such an intimidating task to clear.
Did Ahana clear these vigorous
training modules?
It was really interesting to read
the face-off between Latif Squad headed by Dana and Katre Squad
headed by Ahana. Which squad emerged victorious?
While everything was going fine,
Ahana meets Aamir Hussein under an unusual circumstance. He and his girlfriend
Miriam become close to her. There was some hidden secret behind Aamir.
What was it?
Like I mentioned earlier, this
book has the right proposition of all that is required for a novel and will
have you captivated from the beginning till the end. I would surely recommend
this novel.
This book is available on Amazon in paperback format.
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