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While the Allied 14th Army was staffed with British soldiers as well as many trained soldiers from the traditional Indian fighting clans, it was the first time recruits from all over India were tested. They more than proved their mettle. Documenting the War was an extraordinary Indian journalist called PRS Mani, who had left his AIR broadcasting job to become a public relations officer for the 14th Army and subsequently the Southeast Asian Command.

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PRS Mani (1915–2011) was born in Chittoor, Madras Presidency, into a middle-class Tamil family. In 1942, he moved to the capital to work on All India Radio’s wartime programmes and, two years later, joined the British Army to become a public relations officer with the rank of Captain with the 14th Army. Dr Prof. (Retd.) Inderjeet Mani is an awardwinning author of two novels, numerous short stories and translations of Indian poetry. His acclaimed thriller Toxic Spirits and novel The Conquest of Kailash reflect his deep engagement with culture, philosophy, and global politics

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