If I Have To Be A Soldier by Nikhil J. Alva is a story of one of India’s most secretive wars of 1966. When the people of Mizo failed to receive much-needed help from the central government during the famine. The local people formed the Mizo National Front (MNF) to fight against the Indian government demanding an independent country. War is never easy and innocent people suffer beyond imagination. This book describes the sufferings, death, and emotional turmoil that make a person rebel against his people and nation.