Field Marshal Manekshaw by Manish Kumar ‘Santosh’

The full name of Field Marshal Manekshaw is Sam Hormushji Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw. He was born on April 3, 1914 at Amritsar in a Parsi family. His father H.F. Manekshaw was a doctor. Once, when his father was going from Bombay to Lahore in search of employment, due to change in decision, he had to get down at Amritsar in Punjab. As a result he settled down in Punjab. He had four sons and two daughters. Sam was their fifth child.