ABOUT THE BOOK
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This book is the third and final
one in the ‘Victory India’ series and is the culmination of several recordings
and compilations of sincere and painstaking efforts of the veterans who penned
down their perceptions and convictions concerning the various aspects of
selection, training and grooming of military officers. The knowledge of the
veterans in their specialized fields and rich experience is amply revealed in
their respective articles of essays. The responses received to some of these
articles have also been added to complement and reinforce and author’s views
besides adding depth to the subject.
ABOUT Author
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Col Vinay Baliram Dalvi was born on 20 June 1951 at Darjeeling.
Commissioned on 13 June 1971 he served with 4 Maratha LI, as a third generation
officer for 8 years (1971-79) and Army Physical Training Corps (APTC) for 29
years (1979-2008).
Served with 4 Maratha LI in
Jaisalmer and Barmer sectors of Rajasthan during the 1971 operations and later
Bikaner (till 1973) and subsequently J & K (1973-76). He excelled in
sports, especially hockey in Northern Command(1974/75) and Central Command
(1976-77).
Transferred to APTC in 1979 and
served as Instructor for 29 years (till 2008) with tenures at most prestigious
training institutions including NDA, IMA, OTA, AIPT & AFSC. Also served at
Army HQ, HQ Eastern & Southern Command in staff appointments. Was
privileged to be Manager of Services Hockey, Aquatics, Wrestling, Gymnastics
& Athletics teams for numerous National
Championships. Manager of Services Hockey team that won coveted
Rangaswamy Cup (1985). Manager Army Hockey Team that won Bombay Gold Cup (2008)
and beat Malaysian Army teams during foreign tour.
His interest in research &
analysis in selection & training of officers developed during 9 years
instructional tenures at NDA, IMA & OTA, where he closely monitored and
reviewed the prevailing systems for young officer cadets. He noticed several
flaws, shortcomings and lacunae in them which needed holistic review and serious
introspection. With the sole aim and
objective of improving the quality of young
military officers being inducted into the Services, Col Dalvi’s selfless
and single minded devotion to the cause gave birth to a campaign called Victory
India in 2010 which he has relentlessly pursued till 2015.
His
first book ‘Role Model’ (2010) and second ‘Sun Tzu-The Art of War’ (2012) were
8indivdual efforts leading to ‘Victory India-1’ (2013) and Victory India-2’
(2014). ‘A Campaign called Victory India’(Victory India-3) 2015 is the 5th
book and a collective effort of over 121 essays, articles, papers by over 50 Authors & Respondents in the
Victory India series of books.