- The book, named ‘Mahaveer: The Soldier who never died’ is written by award-winning author K. Srikumar and his wife, Rupa Srikumar. The book is a patriotic story about the bravery and selfless passion of Jaswant Singh Rawat who is one of the legendary Garhwali soldiers who fought in the Indo-Chinese battle of Nuranang in 1962.