

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Meet the author: Col Tej Tikoo
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 15 Mar, 2026 at 08:00 am – Sun, 15 Mar, 2026 at 10:30 am
- **Event Description**: Welcome to the #Food4Thought? family of nature walkers and book lovers. 

We are excited to be hosting our 2nd in the series of “Meet The Author” sessions where we reflect on a given theme and do a shared reading of our invited guest author’s book, together with them.

For *March 2026*, we are delighted to welcome *Col Tej Tikoo*, the author of *Warrior Extraordinary Maj Bob Khating, MC* . We will be reflecting on the theme: *Less known National Heroes of India*

As the weather gets warm, for a later morning walk, here is some information you will find useful ahead of the walk:

*Date: 15 March 2026*
*Time: 8:00 am to 10:30 am* (we like to promptly start on time; we leave a live location for you to follow if you are running late)

*Venue &amp; Address:*
Lodhi Garden, Ashoka Gate, Next to India Islamic Cultural Centre, Lodhi Road, Delhi

The book we are reading from is *Warrior Extraordinary Maj Bob Khating, MC* by *Col Tej Tikoo*. 
You do not need to have already read it but you are welcome to if you’d like to!

*About the Author*
Col Tej Kumar Tikoo, Ph.D. (Retd), was commissioned into First Battalion of the Naga Regiment on 22 August 1971. Soon thereafter, he found himself fighting the 1971 Indo-Pak war in the eastern sector. Col Tikoo spent major portion of his service in the Army, on the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir/Line of Actual Control in the Northeast or fighting insurgency operations in various parts of the country. He is an M.Sc. from Madras University and was awarded a Ph.D. in Defence Studies in 2012.

His book KASHMIR: Its Aborigines and their Exodus, was published in 2012. Col Tikoo, after retirement, has been associated with various socio-cultural orgnaisations. He appears regularly in various regional, Indian, and global TV channels on issues dealing with security, terrorism, international affairs, etc. 

*Format of the session:*
*8:00 am* Meet &amp; Greet; Short Intros (at Meeting Point - Yoga Sthal)
*8:15 am* Walk &amp; Talk (Theme: _Less known National Heroes of India_) 

*9:15 am* Walking groups are requested to return to the Meeting point and reassemble at the Yoga Sthal after finishing your walk. We will walk to our reading spot; it is a short 5 mins walk from the meeting point. 

*Reading session:*
- Intro &amp; welcome to our guest author: *Col Tej Tikoo*
- ⁠Shared reading of excerpts from the book
- ⁠Reflections and sharing.
- ⁠The last word by our guest author 

We hope to conclude by 10:30 am.

Should you wish to, you are welcome to invite friends/those who may be interested to join the whats app group so coordination on the day is easier.

For any queries, feel free to message me or email us on food4thought.reading.walking@gmail.com

*Link to the book, if you want to buy it to read*: https://amzn.in/d/0fyeIzE3
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- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, meetups, health-wellness, nonprofit
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 14

## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: New Delhi
- **state**: DL
- **country**: India
- **location**: Lodhi Garden, New Delhi
- **lat**: 28.596109061481
- **long**: 77.222707271576
- **full address**: Lodhi Garden, New Delhi, India

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Food4Thought (https://allevents.in/org/food4thought/27526475)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sun, 15 Mar, 2026 at 08:00 am
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Lodhi Garden, New Delhi, India
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Food4Thought
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, literary-art, meetups, health-wellness, nonprofit
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Meet the author: Col Tej Tikoo ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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