Love Exile Redemption : The Saga of Kashmir’s Last Pandit Prime Minister and his English Wife

Ram Chandra Kak the Kashmiri Pandit prime minister of Jammu and Kashmir was ousted byMaharaja Hari Singh and put behind bars on the eve of India and Pakistan’s independence. Overthe decades the blame for Maharaja Hari Singh’s indecision regarding Kashmir’s position is laid atthe feet of the previous Prime Minister.<br>For the first time in history witness the truth of Ram Chandra Kak’s career and life. Consisting ofletters and diary entries by his wife Margaret Kak as well as sections from Kak’s unpublished memoirthat looks at his career in state administration this book reveals a side to the family and Kashmirthat has never been seen before. Written by their grandson Siddhartha Kak and their daughter LilaKak Bhan this book is a glimpse of a couple that was present at the precipice of history facing allobstacles thrown their way with grace and courage.