Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw: The Man and His Times is a highly regarded biographical work authored by Brigadier Behram M. Panthaki (Retd.) and his wife, Zenobia Panthaki
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After schooling in Amritsar and Nainital, Manekshaw joined the Indian Military Academy (IMA) in 1932 as part of its first batch—the “Pioneers.” The IMA was then a new experiment to Indianize the officer corps. Sam graduated fifth in his class, winning the coveted Sword of Honour in 1934. Commissioned into the 4th Battalion, 12th Frontier Force Regiment, he embodied the ideal of the “brown sahib”—an Indian officer who matched British standards in every way. Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw: The Man and His Times by Brig
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Born on April 3, 1914, in Amritsar, Punjab, Sam Manekshaw was the sixth of seven children to Sir Pirojsha Burjorji Manekshaw, a renowned Parsi industrialist, and his wife, Helen. Manekshaw's early life was marked by a strict upbringing, with an emphasis on discipline, hard work, and national service. He was educated at the Doon School in Dehradun and later at the Royal Military College in Sandhurst, England, where he graduated in 1935.