Jaswant Singh Marwah

Lieutenant Colonel (Retd.) Jaswant Singh Marwah (born 21 January 1921) is an Indian soldier, journalist and author, and the father of General Joginder Jaswant Singh, the first Sikh Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army. He was a former Special Duty Officer in the Archaeological Survey of India, and served in the Indian Army's Electrical Mechanical Engineering branch from 1943 to 1973. He is also a veteran of the Second World War. He was awarded the Nehru Award in 1981 and 1984, by the Vice President of India and the President of India respectively. In 1987 he was awarded the Journalism Award by the Indian Ministry of Communications.

Jaswant Singh Marwah
Born	(1921-01-21) 21 January 1921 Rawalpindi, Punjab, British India
Nationality	Indian
Spouse(s)	Rani Jaspal Kaur (m. 1943, 1 January 1923 – 2006)
Relatives	General JJ Singh(Son)
Military career
Allegiance	British Raj  India
Service/branch	British Indian Army  Indian Army
Years of service	1943-1973
Rank	Lieutenant-Colonel
Service number	IC-9182[1]
Battles/wars	Second World War

Marwah has written and published nine books, with a new manuscript under print. All his published books have been sent to over 100 universities in India, and other educational establishments by the Government of India, Punjabi Academy and Hindi Academy.