# Identity & Survival

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- Authors: [Dhillon Kirpal](https://www.bookquiver.com/dhillon-kirpal)
- Language: en_IN
- Published: 2024-06-01

## Description

Drawing on his experiences in Punjab as director general of police from 3 July 1984-within weeks of Operation Blue Star-to 22 August 1985, Kirpal Dhillon writes about the phase of militancy in the state as not just a law and order problem but a question of Sikh nationalism, of a minority under threat. This is an insider’s view of the factors that bedeviled Punjab for close to two decades. Coming from a man who witnessed the drama first-hand and analyzed its historical causes, this book is a valuable addition to literature on the Sikh community’s darkest years-a phase that is not necessarily over.

## Editions

### Identity & Survival

- Publisher: india_penguin
- ISBN: 978-01-4310-036-2
- Pages: 432
- Published: 2024-06-01
- Language: en_IN