![]() ![]() The last portion of the book, the last eighty pages or so covers Prabhakar’s attempt to cross the Pakistani border to India. Davidasan covers parties, Officer’s Mess, quarter allotment issues, wage gaps, bubbling patriotism, the insecurities of the pilot’s family, what their wives and parents go through, the snobbery of some officials and the occupational risk that being a pilot includes. The subsequent part of the book discusses his married life and how life is like in an Air Force base. The next portion focuses on the one prospect that he chooses, namely, his wife. The beginning focuses on the romantic excursions of Prabhakar with three women in an attempt to hook the reader to the book. The book covers all of his life’s aspects. “War Hero” is about the life of an Air Force pilot, Prabhakar who is Punjabi by birth but has lived in Kochi since childhood. Its patriotic fervor infuses the reader with love and respect for the country, reminding the readers why a soldier does what he does. “War Hero” by M K Davidasan is the story of a hero who fought in the Indo – Pak war of 1971. ![]()
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