Archive for May 2011
New Editon - My Frozen Turbulence in Kashmir - Jagmohan
| Year Of Publication | : | 2011 |
| Edition | : | Ninth |
| Price | : | Rs. 595 |
The ninth edition of former J&K governor Jagmohan’s book, My Frozen Turbulence in Kashmir, has just been printed. In this updated book, he has added a few extra chapters, including a chapter on the terrorist attack on Mumbai on 26 November 2008. We bring an excerpt from the said chapter:
The first decade of the 21st century will be remembered not only as the period when terrorism moved on to a new level of barbarity, but also as the time when it became a strategic threat to democracies… and, indeed, to the established world order
— Peter Clarke, former head of counter-terrorism, New Scotland Yard
The terrorist attack on Mumbai on November 26, 2008, must be reckoned as one of the most momentous, the most tragic and the most instructive events in the annals of the Indian Republic. Apart from causing huge loss of life and property, it exposed a number of wide chinks in the armoury of Indian polity and machinery of governance. A country, aspiring to be a super-power, stood before the entire world as nothing more than a huge tree with a hollow trunk. The event also brought to surface the inner shallowness of India's intellectual discourse which had shaped the outlook of its social and political elite and caused the emergence of a soft and superficial state.
In this case, 10 young terrorists sailed on a Pakistani steamer from Karachi, hijacked an Indian fishing trawler on the high seas, landed quietly at a point near the Gateway of India, divided themselves in four groups, and moved towards their pre-determined targets.
Read complete at - DNA
My Frozen Turbulence in Kashmir is a highly fascinating book which analyses, in the perspective of history, the tumultuous events of the author’s two terms of governorship of the most sensitive and strategic Indian State Jammu and Kashmir.
A sheer glance at the contents of the book reveals the range of issues covered. In regard to all these issues, no assertion has been made which the author has not supported by concrete evidence.
With his deep insight into the fundamental issues involved, Jagmohan lays bare the roots that lie embedded in the ‘soft’ and ‘permissive’ attitude of the Indian State, in the habit of nursing illusions instead of facing stark realities, in the politics of deception and duplicity, in administrative infirmities and public corruption, in disintegrative constitutional relationship, and in the overall dynamics of negative forces. the brutal face of terrorism and pattern of subversion are sketched vividly.
The forceful personality of Jagmohan- a man of vigorous action and profundity of thoughts is deeply imprinted on every page of this unique book.
About The Author
Jagmohan is certainly one of the topmost civil servants that the country has produced in the post-independence period. He was the youngest Lieutenant-Governor of Delhi and the only one who held this prestigious office for two terms. During his second term, the capital had the unique distinction of successfully organized the Asiad, CHOGM and the Non-aligned Conference (1982-83). Earlier, he served with great distinction in a number of key assignments, including that of Chief Executive of Delhi Development Authority for over seven years, and as Lt. Governor of Goa, Daman and Diu.
Shri Jagmohan has also the rare distinction of being nationally honored twice by the President of India. He was awarded Padma Shri for “making significant contribution to the formulation and implementation of the Delhi Master Plan and for playing a pioneering role in planning and implementation of projects”. He was also awarded Padma Bhusan for his “exceptionally meritorious services to the country”. He was conferred the degree of Doctorate of Philosophy (Honoris Causa) in February 2000 by Guru Gobind Singh University, Amritsar.
