General TN Raina : Life and times of

       Autobiography of General TN Raina titled  Vision Courage and Service gives out the events of life of General Raina in a great detail.  He was commissioned into the Hyderabad (later on Kumaon Regiment) in 1941. After going through various facets of army life he reached the pinnacle of his career and was appointed Chief of Army staff in the year 1975 and served up to 1978.

      General Raina participated in Second World War was he was injured during training at Kirkuk and lost an eye. While serving with the  in Indonesia he met a French girl and they got married.

In 1962 was he was brigade commander at Chushul and was awarded Maha Vir Chakra. In 1965 was was he was BGS of 33 Corps and in 1971 he commanded 2 Corps.. There  was no major war or skirmish during his tenure as Chief of Army Staff. But emergency was declared by Indira Gandhi and  she looked forward to the support from Army for her actions.  But General Raina curtly  told her that army will remain apolitical  and will obey the constitutionally appointed Government.

The lost his son in his prime life. After retirement he was appointed India’s  High commissioner in Canada. He developed health issues and died there. The biography does dwell more on military related issues rather than on the personality.