A book authored by Nitin A Gokhale, Defence and Security Analyst and Brigadier S K Chatterji (Retired), Home of the Brave, was released by General Bipin Rawat, Chief of the Army Staff (COAS), on March 27 at South Block, New Delhi. The book is on the history of Indian Army's Counter Insurgency Force, the Rashtriya Rifles (RR).
The event was attended by the COAS, Director General of the Rashtriya Rifles, other senior officers from Directorate General of the Rashtriya Rifles along with the authors.
Home of the Brave traces the early history of the RR, its organisation, including its raising and subsequent deployment in Punjab, the North East and in Jammu and Kashmir. The book will serve as an authentic record of achievements of the RR for all the Army units and Army training institutions.