After my wife passed away I found myself devoting a lot of time to writing. In quick succession I produced two books about my stint of thirty years in the Indian Army: 'Letters from The Border’, and 'A Soldier’s Journey Through Life'. This industrious activity has been quite therapeutic in helping me cope with the loss of my wife. The books aside, I discovered that I had amassed a large number of essays and short stories on observations and experiences pertaining to random happenings in my life. I am publishing them as a compilation entitled: 'Smiles, Tears & Heartbreaks'. The stories have been intentionally left unarranged, like the random events that generated them. Readers are at liberty to choose to enjoy, or to trash accordingly.