The Soldier who never died’ is authored by award winning author A.K. Srikumar and his wife, Rupa Srikumar. The book is a patriotic story about the
courage and selfless love of Jaswant Singh Rawat who is one of the legendary Garhwali soldiers fought in Indo-Chinese battle of Nuranang in 1962 . The book is published by Rupa Publications and represented by The Book Bakers.

The book was launched before the COVID-19 pandemic. During the lockdown period, e-book sales have been growing extensively.

A.K. Srikumar’s most of his nine children’s books won prizes in the Children’s Book Trust’s annual competition, includes ‘Operation Polo’ (1997).

Rupa Srikumar has translated Yasmin Khalid Rafi’s Mohammed Rafi: My Abba – A Memoir from Hindi to English. ’Mahaveer: The Soldier who never died’ is Rupa’s first novel.