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Amar Nath Kak (1889–1963) was a prominent
Kashmir Kashmir ( or ) is the Northwestern Indian subcontinent, northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term ''Kashmir'' denoted only the Kashmir Valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir P ...
i lawyer and author whose most important books are ''Hamara Vrittanta'' and the ''Gayatri'', both written in
Hindi Modern Standard Hindi (, ), commonly referred to as Hindi, is the Standard language, standardised variety of the Hindustani language written in the Devanagari script. It is an official language of India, official language of the Government ...
. He was the older brother of Kashmiri archaeologist and politician
Ram Chandra Kak Ram Chandra Kak (5 June 1893 – 10 February 1983) was the prime minister of Jammu and Kashmir during 1945–1947. One of the very few Kashmiri Pandits to ever hold that post, Kak had the intractable job of navigating the troubled wate ...
.S. N. Pandita (March 2007). Ram Chandra Kak: An intellectual with Integrity. ''Nilamatam''
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''Hamara Vrittanta'' contains information on the social and religious life of
Kashmiri Pandit The Kashmiri Pandits (also known as Kashmiri Brahmins) are a group of Kashmiri Hindus and a part of the larger Saraswat Brahmin community of India. They belong to the Pancha Gauda Brahmin group from the Kashmir Valley, located within the In ...
s in the first half of the 20th century. It also presents the drama of the war between India and Pakistan.


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Further reading

*Mohibbul Hasan (2020). British Policy towards Kashmir and the Glancy Commission. ''
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'' 48 (7/8): 3–16 *Ravinderjit Kaur.
Political Awakening in Kashmir
', p. 59 (APH Publishing; 1996) *Mridu Rai.
Hindu Rulers, Muslim Subjects: Islam, Rights, and the History of Kashmir
', pp. 247–48 (C. Hurst & Co. Publishers; 2004) *Mulk Raj Saraf.
Fifty Years As A Journalist
', pp. 56–57 (Jamna Devi Gian Devi Saraf Trust; 2024) 20th-century Indian historians Kashmiri people Kashmiri Pandits 1889 births 1963 deaths {{india-writer-stub