Bhagwan S Gidwani

Bhagwan S. Gidwani was India’s additional director general of tourism
and director general of civil aviation till 1978. He served as India’s counsel
at the International Court of Justice at the Hague and as representative
of India on the council of International Civil Aviation Organization
(ICAO), United Nations from 1978 to 1981. Thereafter, he joined ICAO
as director, serving as adviser to foreign governments till 1985.
Gidwani is the author of the bestselling novel The Sword of Tipu Sultan
which was translated into many languages and also made into a major
TV series for which Gidwani wrote the script and screenplay. His previous
novel Return of the Aryans, published by Penguin Books India, was
also highly successful. March of the Aryans is adapted from that novel.
Bhagwan S. Gidwani is based in Montreal and divides his time between
international efforts to promote the safety and security of air transport
and tourism, and historical writing, research and teaching.