The Chronicles of Kashmir

An insight into many untold facts describing the position of Kashmiri Pandits since the pre-independence era, the subsequent developments that shaped the socio - cultural and political environment in J&K, the sowing of the seeds of terrorism much before they showed up and the factors that led to the world’s largest mass exodus of people in their own country, the book charts the role of Shri Amarnath Vaishnavi  who was a social activist at the grass root and  was at the helm of various historic events pertaining to Kashmiri Pandits that shaped its history and influenced the lives of hundreds of thousands of  people. While describing his activism, this biography chronicles historic events witnessed and led by him dating back to 1947 up to the year 2012.

A man who was so influential  was never tempted to accumulate wealth or use power to help himself or his close family members. He lived a down to earth life in one of the Kashmiri refugee colonies in Jammu and  was  honoured with the title, “Father of the Kashmiri Pandit Community.”

About the author

Balkrishan Sanyasi is a Kashmiri poet and a writer. He has published three  books iin Kashmiri language and  was nominated thrice for Sahitya Academy award. He has written more than 100 papers on language, literature and social issues and presented in various literary forums. His poems have been translated into many Indian regional and foreign languages. He was invited in the National Symposium of Poets organized by All India Radio in Varanasi in the year 2011 and is a member of the expert committee with the Ministry of Information and broadcasting and the ministry of culture.

He  taught Political Science to post graduate students and has a keen eye on the changing political scenario that confronts nation states which is reflected in his writings.