SynopsisUnder the mentorship of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, Karan Singh was at the helm of affairs in Jammu and Kashmir from 1949 for eighteen years, successively as regent, Sadar-i-Riyasat and Governor of the state. Jammu and Kashmir is a selection of over two hundred letters from the correspondence between Singh and Pandit Nehru, compiled and edited by Jawaid Alam. The teething problems of a fledgling country and a newly grafted state, the emerging conflicts between Pakistan and India, and the Chinese aggression of 1962 are some of the events and issues these letters span. In addition to the insights into the political situation of the period, these letters also provide rare
glimpses into the personal lives and thoughts of Pandit Nehru and Singh. The memorandum submitted by Maharaja Hari Singh to President Rajendra Prasad in August 1952 is published in full, revealing how the identity and future of Kashmir were shaped. A rare collection, this book offers an unmatched ringside view of the momentous events in Kashmir and the rest of India after the Independence.
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Dr Karan Singh was born heir apparent to the then ruler of the state of Jammu and Kashmir and served successively as regent, Sardar-i-Riyasat and governor of the state. A Padma Vibhushan, Dr Singh has held the tourism and civil aviation, health and family planning and the education and culture portfolios in the Indian government and also served briefly as ambassador to the United States. He is currently a member of the Rajya Sabha and deputy leader of the Congress Parliamentary Party as well as chairman of the Committee on Ethics of the Rajya Sabha. Dr Karan Singh has been chancellor of Benaras Hindu University and Jammu and Kashmir University, and is currently the chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University. He has also served as chairman of the Indian Board of Wildlife and is associated with several cultural and academic institutions. He composes and recites devotional songs in Dogri and is a connoisseur of Indian classical music. Some of his published works include his Autobiography, As I See it and Essays on Hinduism.
