Prem Nath Bazaz
Prem Nahth Bazaz was a Kashmiri politician and author. He has written many books- with Kashmir as its central theme. He was a secularist democrat.These books include Inside Kashmir
(1941),The History of Struggle for Freedom in Kashmir: Cultural and Political, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day (1945), Daughters of the Vitasta: A History of Kashmiri Women from Early Times to the Present Day (1959), Democracy Through Intimidation and Terror: The Untold Story of Kashmir Politics(1978), Secular Morality: A Solvent of Contemporary Spiritual Crisis (1978).
He was considered as a close comrade of Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah. He strongly differed with him on accession of Kashmir with India.
[1]In preface of his book, he has written: "It is the voice of one who believes that the future of Kashmir, owing to its past traditions and culture, is inextricably linked with both her neighbours . But Kashmir belong to Kashmiris and neither the Maharaja had, or any outsider has, however powerful he may be,any right to dictate about its future."
- ^ Bazaz, Prem Nath (1954). The History of Struggle for Freedom in Kashmir: Cultural and Political, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day. Kashmir Publishing Company.