History has ignored Emperor Lalitaditya of Kashmir. Dogra rulers abolished Begar in the State of J&K. Aurel Stein’s role in protecting our important manuscripts has not been fully acknowledged. Capt Diwan Singh, ADC to Maharaja Hari Singh’s interview. The contribution of Kashmiris in the freedom struggle and Hindi cinema of India. The existence of ‘Erotic Art’ and the Ajivika tribe in the Kashmir valley. Biju Patnaik’s role in saving Srinagar city from the ‘Tribal Raiders’ in 1947. Emperor Akbar waived Jaziya imposed by Chak rulers in Kashmir. The real story of the destruction of Baramulla town by Tribal Raiders in 1947 as seen by Dr Kashi Nath Pandita. The struggles, sorrows and yearnings of the immigrants to the US. Was Urdu poet Mirza Ghalib influenced by the Upanishads and the core message of Vedanta? The scriptural sanctity of the confluence of the Sindh stream and the Jhelum river at Shadipora in Kashmir. These essays make this book precious and worth reading.