When Laxmi became Indira
THE WEEK India|November 03, 2024
In her new book, Savie Karnel chronicles the life of a young spy who was willing to die for a homeland she never saw
- ANNA BENJAMIN
When Laxmi became Indira

LAXMI PANDA: THE STORY OF NETAJI'S YOUNGEST SPY

By Savie Karnel

Published by Red Panda

Price ₹298; pages 224

Dilli chalo!”was the war cry of hardened soldiers in the Indian National Army camps in Burma in 1944. The youngest of these soldiers was Laxmi Panda, whose extraordinary tale you discover as you read Savie Karnel’s Laxmi Panda: The Story of Netaji’s Youngest Spy.

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