Monica Sood: The bestseller book of 1964, Till God Wakes — an immortal story of the Sino-Indian War in NEFA of the late Paramjit Kumar was brought back to the stalls by his daughter Dr Monica B. Sood. The author meet program was conducted at the World Book Fair 2024 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi in association with White Falcon Publishing to pay tribute to her late father and bring his great work back to life.
The event started with a minute of silence to pay tribute to the late father and author of the book Till God Awakes – Pramajit Kumar. He was an Indian-born author, philosopher, and economist. Through this book, readers will get an opportunity to witness the Sino-Indian War and the extraordinary acts of bravery exhibited by the heroes of India.
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The book reveals the true factors behind the spectacular Chinese advance, exposing the tales of underhanded treacherous tactics, betrayals, and acts contrary to the age-old principles of international law, highlighting the perfidy of the invading hordes. The experience of reading the novel, is promised to be vivid and thrilling, taking you on an emotional rollercoaster through the sheer intensity of its haunting scenes.
Paramjit Kumar, was more than just my father, says Monica Sood
During the author’s meeting program, Dr Monica B. Sood said “Paramjit Kumar, was more than just my father. He was my unconditional mentor with an ocean full of knowledge, that he shared and I grasped in those 18 years. He is a man with incredible valour courage, empathy, and a unique personality when he left my hand at the age of 18 and found God’s lap to rest forever. But left me with a lot of wisdom and courage to take forward his missions of life. He always wanted the youth of India to know about the unbelievable feats of bravery performed by Indian heroes during the Sino-Indian War. He would be smiling today seeing his novel getting back to the stalls and youth reading it.”
Post addressing the audience about the book and stories of his father. Dr Sood showed the footage of Paramjit Ji from 1985 where he spoke about patriotism, brotherhood within our country, and world peace. In the video he also extraordinary acts of bravery exhibited by the heroes of India in the Sino-China War in NEFA.
Paramjit Ji’s elder granddaughter, Angel Dsouza also attended the event and paid tribute to him. She said, “This book contains everything, from tear-jerking emotional moments to drama, politics, economics, romance psychology, and philosophy. The style of writing is phenomenal, the use of diction, complex thematic notions, and use of vivid descriptions will make you feel as if it’s reality. This is one of those rare pieces of art that make you feel something, and if you don’t give it a try, you will miss out on something incredible.”
The author’s meeting ended with a book signing program where Dr Sood met the readers of the book and signed a copy for them for the readers. She also empowered and encouraged the young girls with her wise words who were swept away by her speech.