In essence the narrative is a review of past and present events in India and China, with which I had been and continue to be associated, and my take on those events. Centrality of the narrative is India and China rather than an individual, albeit there are traces of my own professional development vis-à-vis Chinese and China studies in India. There is a definite China and India connection in the narratives right from my descent from Kullu to present.It may be a personal narrative, but since I have witnessed the changes and developments in India and China all these years and have remained connected to these developments, the narrative may represent the feelings of many others too. I hope this narrative will enable people on both sides of the Himalaya to understand each other better and strengthen bonds of friendship between India and China.