When he heard Mr Patel say, ‘These medals are to be earned, not to be purchased,’ Vijay was secretlyfilled with the determination to earn his own medal.In the course of time, Vijay Raman not only earned the President’s Police Medal for Gallantry, butalso went on to create history in each of his postings all over India.He was a simple and straightforward cop, one who was extraordinarily courageous. His untimelydemise in 2023 was preceded by many near-death situations—described in this book—which hewas miraculously lucky to survive.This is a real-life hero’s first-hand account of Paan Singh Tomar and his dacoit gang being decimatedin a 14-hour dusk-to-dawn encounter; the surrenders of Daku Malkan Singh and Phoolan Devi;leading from the front and putting an end to the notorious terrorist Ghazi Baba; investigating theinfamous Vyapam scam; dealing with the horror of the gas tragedy in Bhopal; guarding the life of four Indian prime ministers as one of the handpicked officers of the Special Protection Group; andbeating the Guinness World Record for circumnavigating the globe.The chronicles of Vijay Raman form a book of adventure, of remarkable events—giving readersprecious insights into the making of a legend. As he reviewed the book’s final chapters, he askedhis wife Veena incredulously, ‘Did I Really Do All This?’