Contents: 1. Rewind. 2. Fast-forward. 3. A Parrot, Hawks and Doves. 4. Media and Militants 5. Ordered Disorder. 6. Mother. 7. Too Many C (r) ooks. 8. Gory Scenes. 9. Reflections. 10. Akalis and Demands. 11. Berserk Police, Life in Disarray. 12. Sikhs and Salt. 13. Unholy Acts. 14. A Night in Parikarma. 15. When Pigeons Flew Away. 16. The Killing Fields. 17. Did law block justice? 18. Reminiscences. 19. Governors. 20. City of Myriad Hues. 21. Subterranean Currents. 22. Demoralized, Who? Police! 23. The Mummy. 24. High Drama. 25. Caste-war in Cabinet. 26. Change of Guard. 27. Religious Means, Political Ends. 28. Sulking Reserve, Sagging Pillars. 29. The Letter. 30. Travels and Travails. 31. Distant Neighbours. 32. Twin-cities. 33. The Beginning. 34. Sikh Institutions at a Crossroads. 35. Punjab: Theatre of Atrocities! 36. Epilogue.