Harsh Dev

“This book was written in good faith, with diligence to the truth, and as a matter of public service. Some of what I write may be contested. But the whole purpose of the book is to arouse interest in Kashmir and learn from past mistakes. In any case, mine can’t be the last word on Kashmir, but I hope it will be the nearest to the truth.”
― A.S. Dulat, Kashmir: The Vajpayee Years

“whenever a VIP visit to Kashmir was planned, like that of the prime minister, a hundred messages would fly around saying, ‘Usko ura dena, uski baja dena, safed ghar khatam ho jana chahiye.”
― A.S. Dulat, Kashmir: The Vajpayee Years

“a vague soil spread and ready from which friendships would spring.”
― Ayn Rand, The Fountainhead

“Shishon ka koi messiah nahin, kyon aas lagaye baithe ho.”
― A.S. Dulat, Kashmir: The Vajpayee Years