Rajesh Lal

About the Author

Air Vice Marshal Rajesh Lal (Retired), born 27 May 1948, was commissioned in the Indian Air Force in 1968 as a fighter pilot. He fought actively in the 1971 war with Pakistan and headed an operation base during the Kargil war. A qualified Flying Instructor, Production test pilot, and a graduate of the National Defence College, India, he commanded a frontline MiG 21 Bis fighter squadron and two fighter bases. He held staff appointments at the Air Headquarters level, and at the Ministry of Defence. On his retirement from the IAF in 2006, he joined the Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Udan Akademi, Fursatganj, Raebareli, as its Chief Pilot. He retired from active flying in 2013 after spending 46 years in aviation. He has authored 'Glimpses of India: Some 5000 Years Ago'(2017) and 'Still Researching at 96: BB Lal' (2018). He has also co-edited 'Indraprastha Revisited' (2017), 'Draupadi and Her Panchala' (2018), 'Mahabharata Manthan'(2 vols., 2019), and 'Felicitating a Legendary Archaeologist: BB Lal' (3 vols., (2019).