KASHMIR
DISTORTIONS AND REALITY
DINANATH RAINA
Reliance Publishing House
NEW DELHI
About The Book
THE BOOK
This book is at once a sharp departure from the prevailing practice of
writing on Kashmir. It gives the inside account of what actually happened
during the last four years and is not a partisan publication. Facts have been
revealed in the larger national interest. Many prevalent assumed notions
about territorial and political aspects of J&K state have been nailed.
Strategic importance of Kashmir in the defence of India in regard to China
has been fully established. The so-called third alternative has been blasted.
The genesis of terrorism and insurgency as also suppressed realities and
deceptions, illusions and distortions have been thoroughly discussed.
Pakistan's actions since partition for disintegration of India through its
operational bases in Kashmir have been unveiled. The heart-rending and
tearful stories of genocide and forced exile of innocent original natives of
the valley has been narrated. The alarming consequences of disappearance of a
ray of light seen by Gandhiji in 1947, on India's present nationhood with its
likely frightening fall-out has been lucidly described. The rationale of Ekta
Yatra, its positive effects as also the opposition to it, are critically
analysed. The sensitive and basic issue of violation of human rights in
Kashmir has been discussed thoroughly along with its international
ramifications, world wide coverage and potential explosive material for
blackmail. Some cases of gruesome killings by the terrorist gangs are also
included in the Appendix.
THE AUTHOR
Shri Dinanath Raina is a political analyst and author of Unhappy Kashmir.
He was born and educated in Kashmir. After Pakistani invasion of Kashmir in
October, 1947, he worked for the cause of peace, harmony and economic
emancipation for the rural population in the Kashmir Valley. He worked as a
correspondent for a local newspaper in Srinagar. While his writings earned
him applause from the common people, the political and bureaucratic vested
interests felt uneasy due to exposure of their high-handedness and
corruption. Unable to fix him for any specific charges but unwilling to allow
him to function as a straight forward journalist, the ruling elite detained
him as a political detenue in Central Jail, Srinagar for about six months.
Later, he joined the national daily Indian News Chronicle, Delhi. Shri
Raina also worked in the Central Office of the Kisan Mazdoor Praja party, a
new party formed by the veterans of the freedom struggle, Acharya Kripalani,
T.Prakasam, P.C.Ghosh, K.Kellapan and others. He also worked in the
Government, and is associated with many organisations in J&K.
ISBN: 81-85972-52-4 Rs.350 - $70
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