Dawn to Dusk  (English, Paperback, Karandeep Arora)

Directly extracted from Prashant’s diaries and interviews with his circle, Dawn To Dusk takes you on a trip through this naval officer’s upbringing and challenges, going on to shape his undaunted grit and personality. Above all, it is a journey across the stream of thoughts stemming in his mind while he wholeheartedly trained to take up the duty of a soldier and also when his ill-fate was sealed. Born in 1994, a young boy faces roadblocks in starkly different societies across Jamnagar, Mumbai, and a Naval ecosystem. His potent philosophical thoughts often keep him invested in his earthly journey. Surpassing the expectations of all family members, he goes on a streak of achievements that finally rewards him with the tag, ‘Lieutenant Prashant Singh’. But when calamity strikes the Singh family out of the blue, do things turn south? Read on to discover first-hand experiences at Indian Armed Forces recruitment drives in Bhopal and Bangalore, a cadet’s lifestyle at the Indian Naval Academy in Kerala, exciting stories while sailing across Penang and Jakarta and a gripping finale that leaves readers tongue-tied. Will he succumb or be reborn? Maybe both.