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Wailing shadows in Kashmir

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	*Wailing shadows in Kashmir* by Dr. Satish Ganjoo
Format: Hardcover Size: 8.8" X 5.8" Pages: 330 Publisher: Anmol Publications New Delhi, India. Language: English ISBN 81-261-2921-2
<div align="left" class="kashmiri_hero_ins" "="">This book provides new insights into the history of modern Kashmir. Highlighting the strong tradition of historical writings in Kashmir from very early times, it discusses at length the mystic splendors of the saffron valley, the birth of National Conference under the leadership of Shaikh Abdullah and its campaign against the despotic rule of Dogras, the accession of Kashmir with Indian Union, the political turmoil between 1953 and1975, the failure of the communist movement, the holocaust of Kashmiri Pandits, and how the hate-India virus, infused by the Shaikh, was exploited by other political actors. The thirty-three important documents related to Kashmir have also been appended. . For 22 years (1953-1974) Shaikh Abdullah considered the accession of Jammu and Kashmir State with Indian Union as his greatest blunder and demanded the right of self-determination for the people of Muslim-dominated Kashmir, but ignored the Hindu-dominated Jammu and Buddhist-dominated Ladakh regions. The legendary Kashmiri Pandits were humiliated and terrorized as they represented pseudo-secularism, incognito-socialims and flowering democracy of India. The Kashmiyat changed from mutual coexistence to political vandalism and fundamentalism. The prospect of disloyalty and sedition began to haunt the Saffron Valley. But the whole political scenario changed in 1975 when Indira-Shaikh Accord was signed and the sophist Shaikh became the Chief Minister of State. Ignoring the great expectations he had created among the people by his vicious campaign for plebiscite, Shaikh Abdullah began to spoke the language of Indian democracy and secularism. The slogans of self-determination and plebiscite evaporated into thin air. But the hate-India virus infused by him was exploited by other small politicians, who had big egos. A political vacuum was created because the people of Kashmir were betrayed, disillusioned, politically raped and left in wilderness. The reports by intelligence agencies were ignored, administration criminalized and communalism encouraged. Pakistan exploited the sentiments of the people and sponsored malevolent terrorism in the Valley, resulting in the accused turmoil of 1989-90. In this satanic adventure, about 45 thousand people-Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs, have been brutally killed; Kashmiri Pandits hounded out of their homes and completely exterminated; property worth billions destroyed; and mutual confidence between various communities virtually fractured.

Contents Preface

Chapter No.	Chapter Title	Page No.
1	Historians and Historiography of Kashmir	1
2	The Saffron Valley of Mystic Splendour	10
3	Birth of National Conference	23
4	Deemed Shaikhdom: 1947-1953	41
5	Political Trumoil: 1953-1975	48
6	Communist Movement - A Failure	72
7	Satanic Holocaust of Kashmiri Pandits	82
--- Appendices ---
1	Treaty between the British Government and The State of Lahore; March 9, 1846	107
2	Treaty of Amritsar; March 16, 1846	113
3	Proclamation of Maharaja Hari Singh; July 9, 1931	116
4	Jinnah's address to Muslims of Jammu and Kashmir	118
5	Maharaja Hari Singh's letter to Mountbatten; October 26, 1947	120
6	Instrument of Accession; October 26, 1947	123
7	Reply from Lord Mountbatten to Maharaja Hari Singh, Oct 27, 1947	129
8	Excerpts of the speech by Shaikh Abdullah in the UN Security Council; Feb, 5, 1948	130
9	UN resolution on the state of Jammu and Kashmir; Aug, 13, 1948	135
10	Resolution on assurances adopted by UN Commission of India and Pakistan, 1948	139
11	Agreement between Military Representatives of India and Pakistan regarding the establishment of a cease fire line in the state of Jammu and Kashmir; July 29. 1949	141
12	Resolution of National Conference, 1950	147
13	Text of the proclamation issued by the head of the Jammu and Kashmir State; May 1, 1951	148
14	Speech of Shaikh Abdullah in the constitutent assembly	150
15	Delhi Agreement, 1952	165
16	Shaikh Abdullah's statement to the constituent assembly on Delhi Agreement; Aug. 11, 1952	169
17	Joint memorandum submitted by cabinet members of the Shaikh Abdullah Ministry to the Sadar-i-Riyasat; Aug. 8, 1953	179
18	Sadar-i-Riyasat's letter to Shaikh Abdullah; Aug. 8, 1953	184
19	Order issued by the Sadar-i-Riyasat, Aug. 8, 1953	186
20	Report of the drafting committee; Feb. 11, 1954	188
21	Article 370 of the Constitution of India	190
22	The Constitution (Application to Jammu and Kashmir) Order, 1954	193
23	Restatement of the exceptions and modifications subject to whicht the constitution applies to the state of Jammu and Kashmir	217
24	Extract of the Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir, 1956	246
25	Tashkent declaration; January 10, 1966	248
26	Simla Agreement, July 2, 1972	251
27	The Kashmir accord, November 13, 1974	255
28	Letter written by Jagmohan, former Governor of Jammu and Kashmir to Rajiv Gandhi, former Prime Minister of India and the President of Indian National Congress, April 21, 1990	258
29	Parliament resolution; Feb. 22, 1994	276
30	List of ethnic Hindus killed by Pakistan Terrorists, 1987-1990	278
31	Unidentified bodies of Hindus; Who have been brutually killed by terrorists in Kashmir, 1990	288
32	Environs of Hindus Temples desecrated and plundered in Kashmir during the communal riots of 1986	291
33	Hindu Places of worship desecrated, destroyed and ransacked in Kashmir, 1990-2000	292

About the Author: Satish Ganjoo*- Dr. Satish Ganjoo was born on May 1, 1956, to Shri Omkarnath Ganjoo and Smt Sheela Ganjoo in the Saffron Valley of Kashmir. He obtained the coveted academic degrees of M.Phil (1983) and Ph.D (1987) in Modern History and International Relations from the University of Kashmir. He held the distinguished faculty positions in various colleges in Kashmir. Dr. Ganjoo developed the excellent potential for research and published a number of books on diverse topics of history, politics, international relations and Islamic studies. Besides Dr. Ganjoo was involved in different interdisciplinary research projects, participated in several seminars and wrote about sixteen research papers. Presently working as Senior Faculty Member at the Post Graduate Dept. of History, Ramgarhia College Phagwra (India),
Books authored & edited
Afghanistan's Struggle for Resurgence, Soviet Afghan Relations, Dictionary of History, Kashmir Politics, Muslim Freedom Fighters of India, 3 vols, Economic System in Islam, Prophet Muhammad, Glimpses of Islamic World & Wailing Shadows in Kashmir
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