The book begins with the narration of Brig. īecause of the book, the term 'Himalayan blunder' came to be used as a synonym for colossal failure in the context of Indian politics.
The book was banned by the Indian Government after its publication. : 469īrigadier Dalvi served in the Indian Army and gives a first-person account of the war. The title seems to allude to the 'Himalayan miscalculation' that Gandhi discusses in his autobiographical article for 14 April 1919, and which retained this title as Chapter 33 in Gandhi's autobiography. It dealt with the causes, consequences and aftermath of the Sino-Indian War of 1962, that ended in Chinese People's Liberation Army inflicting a defeat on India.
Himalayan Blunder was an extremely controversial war memoir penned by Brigadier John Dalvi.