Lessons in will, failures from Lt Gen Dhillon
Chandigarh, June 9 -- Lieutenant General KJS "Tiny" Dhillon (retd) highlighted his training and experience in the army as described in his recently released second book, "Wafadari Imaandari Zimmedari: War-room to Board-room", while speaking at Hobnob 2025.
Dhillon's session was named after the title of his book and was moderated by emotional health therapist Navita Sandhu. He spoke about how he was at odds with his publisher earlier for choosing a Hindi name for his first book "Kitne Ghazi Aaye Kitne Ghazi Gaye". However, he added that owing to its success, the publisher insisted that the second book's title should also be in Hindi.
Dhillon said the book was directed towards the corporate world and made use of management principles like will vs skill.
Differentiating between the corporate world and army, Dhillon added that the latter made people excel in fields they were not even experienced in, citing his own trials with swimming as an example.
He spoke about the role of family in an army soldier's life, describing the struggles of their wives as they had to constantly deal with anxiety. He advised the attendees on how to handle failures, urging them to accept and learn from them for becoming better individuals.
He also described the unspoken honour code that the army follows. He narrated how the Indian Army had given proper burials to Pakistani soldiers during the Kargil War, who the Pakistani army had not claimed. Upon being asked about his life after retirement and whether he now sees himself as an author, Dhillon said he will always be an armyman....
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