1/ 200 books packed after QC Check, 287 books to be packed today. ‘Under The Sun’ is BEFORE TIME. Credibility maintained at 100%. I had promised ink signed authors message and signed books PLUS your name printed on back cover for all books booked upto 27 Aug. It is done.
2/ #SelfPublishing#UnderTheSun I promised ink signed messages and authors signature for all books preordered upto 20 Sep. I have received orders for 42 books since 28 Aug. These will be ink signed in a day. I have received few orders as ‘Birthday Return Gifts’ where refers paid
3/ for 10-15 books and filled in addresses of friends for dispatch. You can save trouble of making 10-15 individual payments to write 15 addresses. Just pay and message me on DM. Can forward all addresses on wapp to me. Just need your details to forward tracking number. Make best
4/ of it today. Book on or before 20 Sep for ink signed message from me. Preorder up to 26 Sep 2022. Book release on 27 Sep. All preorders upto 20 Sep are assured dispatch of book on 22 Sep, to ensure you are holding book in hand on 27 Sep. Preorder here colsanjaypande.com/under-the-sun-…
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1/ Galwan actually is the ‘history’ taken over by BJP Government & Mr.Modi. Till Galwan it was Congress mindset hammered into heads of bureaucracy, military, politicians, experts,writers, journalists etc. The habit of looking at every event through this jaundiced eye hasn’t died.
2/ There is a reason of why Mr. Modi is being criticised by China Experts. If they support Mr. Modis policy wrt China, their entire life’s work goes down the drain along with their reputation. They never painted correct picture and towed Congress line. Give me name of …
3/ … one Chief of Army Staff who unambiguously spoke about India to be ready for a two front war. Do not quote one article or a talk, quote reorganisation, training, reallocation of formations, study groups, training in Army War College, theaterisation etc. action on GROUND.
1/ Indian citizens cannot make head or tail out of ‘negotiations’ with China with regard to actual claims of both countries and state in ground. To all those interested in China, I recommend you read 6/7 articles on my blog colsanjaypande.com which will cover 500 yrs to
2/ stop at 15 Aug 1947. This is the minimum requirement for anyone interested in China to know. Once you know that, be sure you know what 1. India claimed and published maps in 1947-48 period as its borders with China in Ladakh. 2. What China claimed to be its claim.
3/ Once you are clear on these two, you should read developments in 1952, 1959 and eventually the 1962 war. Post 1962 war both countries had a stand off line which at places had troops in posts and at places vast areas with no troops. Few patrols in a year would go upto standoff
1/ #SelfPublishing also means complete 360 degree management. Today is ‘sorting out’ day. 467 books to be sorted out for each reader with specific requests. Once sorting in batch of fifty books is done, I will take list of first fifty preorders and check each for ‘personalised’
2/ name printed on back cover. Sorting out of book ‘Under the Sun’ in progress👇🏻. Left with 50 books to be piled up in respective bundle of fifty. Once list is double checked, we start printing name and addresses on envelopes. Next job is to put each book in correct envelope!
3/ Next job is to format excel file for e-com aggregator. I must mention here that one of the finest professionals and a human being I met in this torturous journey of self publishing was Akshat, my printer, friend and guide. He keeps trust in humanity alive. That’s him
1/ #UnderTheSun What a wonderful feeling seeing my own book printed and stacked for ‘final cutting’. My book ‘UNDER THE SUN’ finally sees light of the day. All copies ready for delivery as I write this tweet. We commence the ‘logistics’ part now and prepare for dispatch.
2/ The hard work, toil, frustration, challenges, stress, deadlines and interacting and handling numerous people on way to #SelfPublishing is something that we have institutionalised. We have a 89 page scrap book in which we noted any and everything along the journey. This is an
3/ absolute ‘must read’ for first time authors. Some extremely crucial meetings with ‘retailers’ or ‘book sellers’ was an eye opener. Without reading my work how the owners of book shops convinced me of how useless I was as an author, that ‘should be happy if few copies get sold’
1/ Read this tweet👇🏻. The worst decision Government will take is to hire/employ/appoint consultants etc. for export of arms, ammunition and military hardware. Who will these people be? Rest assured Star Generals who have retired. Veteran Officers who will become ‘master sellers’
2/ overnight. Corruption will double. This Arms Libby will first extract fixed remuneration, perks, air tickets, international travel and overseas travel expenses from GoI. Next will be kickbacks. Since Govt cannot pay, the arms lobby will pitch in. Their ‘paybacks’ will be made
3/ up some other way. These master sellers will squeeze Govt for 2/3 years and then excuse themselves out. Sales? Bull crap. I have worked with 13 defence ministries of smaller nations, interacted with their COAS’s, deeply interacted with Ordnance Factory Board and know for sure
1/ #ArmsLobbyDelhi My six years after retirement were spent in Delhi and whatever I was doing, I found myself in every ‘high ticket’ equipment meetings representing Pvt Coy along with others in meetings in MHA, CAPF HQs & State Police HQs. Initially it was learning but soon I..
2/ ..realised that I was the most experienced, technically competent, tactically sound and could destroy competitions logic based on pure professionalism. Who was I pitched against? On this side of table we’re Audi and BMW driving reps and on the other was ‘establishment’…
3/ None were interested in technicals or equipment. It always was violent dog fight, letters, meeting higher ups and tons of paper to convince establishment how they were being taken for ride by BMW and Audi owners. I soon connected faces to cars, faces to foreign companies…