about MAJ GEN SG PITRE (RETD)
Maj Gen Shashikant Pitre was commissioned into Corps of Engineers of the Indian Army in 1962. During his chequered service spanning 36 years, he has served on all the active borders of India. He has participated in the 1965 and 1971 wars and the IPKF operations in Sri Lanka during 1987-90. He retired from the Army in 1998 after serving in senior command and staff positions.
General Pitre has been a prolific writer. His columns appear widely in Marathi dailies on military matters. He has also authored a book on the Kashmir Imbroglio, titled "Domel Te Kargil" in Marathi, which was adjudged as the best book of 2001 by Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad, a prime literary forum. General Pitre is the founder chairman of NGO HORIZON dedicated to humanitarian demining. The NGO has worked in Sri Lanka and in Jordan since 2003. The General is a Trustee of Quen Mary Technical Institute for disabled soldiers. He also works for few other social organization like Vidyarthi Sahayal Samiti and Lokhande Charitable Trust.
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List of books Authored by Maj Gen SG Pitre |
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“Domel te Kargil”. A book on the Kashmir Imbroglio in Marathi published by Rajhans Prakashan in 2001 presently in its fourth edition. | |||
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“Admiral Bhaskar Soman : Nauseneche Sarkhel”. A biography of Admiral Soman in Marathi published by Rajhans Prakashan in 2007 presently in its third edition. | |||
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“Srilankechi Sangharsh Gatha”. An account of the struggle of Sri Lanka’s Tamils for their ethnic identity published by Rajhans Prakashan in 2009 presently in its second edition. | |||
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“Admiral Bhaskar Soman : A Profile in Leadership”. A biography in English published by Sameer Publications. | |||