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• Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir recently released eminent journalist Jawaharlal Kaul’s book titled “Jammu & Kashmir: The Wounded Paradise”.
• Ram Bahadur Rai, President, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) Trust presided over the function.
• In this book, the author has made a remarkable effort in presenting Jammu and Kashmir in a never before narrative that offers a new perspective to the readers which the world needs to know.
• As per the author, Jammu and Kashmir is indeed a paradise on earth, but it was deprived of progress & prosperity for decades. Now, the region is on the path of regaining its lost glory.
• He further goes on to state that Jammu and Kashmir is not just a piece of land but our consciousness, our way of life, and an integral part of our existence which still believes in universality of individual beings.
• The author has talked about that hope in his book- “We shall retrace our steps from the brink and the birds will return home to roost”. I must say that “The Birds will certainly return home”.
• The author, Jawaharlal Kaul described the book as his personal engagement with Kashmir, its unknown histories, issues and the optimism to rebuild the paradise.