Yatra

Book Description (English)Yatra Bandook Se Kalam Tak - Journey from the Gun to the Pen - is the true story of Naresh Das Vaishnav Nimbark, a retired Indian Army soldier, historian, and devoted servant of the Sanatana Vaishnav Bairagi tradition.This book is divided into three parts.Part One covers 48 chapters on Vaishnav Bairagi freedom fighters, martyrs, and revolutionaries forgotten by history - Veer Banda Bairagi who fought 91 battles, Martyr Ramaprasad Bairagi hanged at age 18, Martyr Mangaldas Bairagi who fell at Jallianwala Bagh, and Veer Biraddas Bairagi who killed 25 British officers. The author also shares his 24 years of military service - from Kargil to a United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in Sierra Leone, West Africa, where militants held him captive. That moment of facing death inspired him to exchange his gun for a pen.Part Two describes the author's sacred pilgrimages across Bharatvarsha - Badrinath, Dwarkadhish, Rameshwaram, Jagannath Puri, Kashi Vishwanath, Ayodhya, Tirupati Balaji, Kumbh Prayagraj and many more - each a deep spiritual journey rooted in the Vaishnav Bairagi tradition.Part Three contains the author's heartfelt poetry in Hindi and English - verses of patriotism, devotion, and sacrifice born from a soldier's soul."The gun was in my hand. Govind was in my heart.