SynopsisKaran Singh became a member of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's cabinet as minister for tourism and civil aviation, and worked closely with her for almost the entire duration of her tenure as PM. They shared a great rapport and mutual regard as cabinet colleagues and held each other in high esteem on a personal level as well.
Kashmir and Beyond brings together more than three hundred letters from the correspondence between Indira Gandhi and Karan Singh. It provides an exclusive insight into such historic events as the signing of the Tashkent Declaration, the Emergency and Operation Bluestar. And even as these letters map the important landmarks of recent Indian history, they also provide a fascinating glimpse of the inner workings of the government, and the magnitude of the effort of running a country that houses 'one-seventh of the human race'.
Kashmir and Beyond is an immensely important book for anyone who wants to make sense of the knotty issues that confront contemporary India.
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About the author
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.
