Friday, March 26, 2010

They don't only wield batons, they wield the pen too!


They don't only wield batons, they wield the pen too, and with much aplomb. Meet these top Haryana c...ops whose tough hands write soft verses.The police corridors in Haryana is buzzing with many a cops whose love for literature is growing stronger by the day . IPS Rajbir Deswal, currently posted as DIG, CID at the Police Headquarters in Panchkula, sprinkles satire generously in his work. With more than six books to his credit, besides over 1000 articles including book reviews, this writer cop has carved his own niche in the literary circles. He has many awards to his credit, including the one given by Indian Society of Writers.“Through my works, I generally like to comment on the larger picture of life. My passion for writing is more than three decade old and my works have mostly been a blend of humour, cultural orientation and human relations,“ says Deswal, who is in his 50s. He is at present busy translating the works of Haryanvi poet Lakhmichand, in English.He, however, has written many serious articles on disaster management, DNA tests, illegal disposal of dead bodies and many other topics of academic interest.Meet another IPS officer, KP Singh, currently posted as IG (Training) at Panchkula.Contrary to Rajbir, his literary works have a more academic orientation. And in his works, he deals with issues like human rights, women empowerment, children's rights, state custody laws, police training etc.With about a dozen books to his credit, mostly in Hindi and along with 500 articles in national dailies, Singh has his hands full. In quite a few of his works, he has critiqued the police system as well.I don't want to be termed a critic , but yes I do like to point out the loopholes in our existing system“ says Singh.He further adds, “The Police is supposed to serve the people, but it is no so. The public has to be more demanding and the police stations needs to be turned into a more public friendly zone.“Out of his many books, he has got wide recognition for his works like Samanter Vad, on state custody laws in India, Manav Adhikar aur Police Tantra, a monograph on witness protection. He has been awarded by National Human Rights Commission, Ministry of Home Affairs and many other social organisations.In the end, he says, “Writing for me is cathartic. It is an outlet for the strong feelings that I undergo, whenever I see people become victims of any wrongdoing.“ They don't only wield batons, they wield the pen too, and with much aplomb. Meet these top Haryana cops whose tough hands write soft verses.The police corridors in Haryana is buzzing with many a cops whose love for literature is growing stronger by the day . IPS Rajbir Deswal, currently posted as DIG, CID at the Police Headquarters in Panchkula, sprinkles satire generously in his work. With more than six books to his credit, besides over 1000 articles including book reviews, this writer cop has carved his own niche in the literary circles. He has many awards to his credit, including the one given by Indian Society of Writers.“Through my works, I generally like to comment on the larger picture of life. My passion for writing is more than three decade old and my works have mostly been a blend of humour, cultural orientation and human relations,“ says Deswal, who is in his 50s. He is at present busy translating the works of Haryanvi poet Lakhmichand, in English.He, however, has written many serious articles on disaster management, DNA tests, illegal disposal of dead bodies and many other topics of academic interest.Meet another IPS officer, KP Singh, currently posted as IG (Training) at Panchkula.Contrary to Rajbir, his literary works have a more academic orientation. And in his works, he deals with issues like human rights, women empowerment, children's rights, state custody laws, police training etc.With about a dozen books to his credit, mostly in Hindi and along with 500 articles in national dailies, Singh has his hands full. In quite a few of his works, he has critiqued the police system as well.I don't want to be termed a critic , but yes I do like to point out the loopholes in our existing system“ says Singh.He further adds, “The Police is supposed to serve the people, but it is no so. The public has to be more demanding and the police stations needs to be turned into a more public friendly zone.“Out of his many books, he has got wide recognition for his works like Samanter Vad, on state custody laws in India, Manav Adhikar aur Police Tantra, a monograph on witness protection. He has been awarded by National Human Rights Commission, Ministry of Home Affairs and many other social organisations.In the end, he says, “Writing for me is cathartic. It is an outlet for the strong feelings that I undergo, whenever I see people become victims of any wrongdoing.“

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