What if the Kashmir story you've heard was never the whole truth?
In Kashmir Sale That Never Was, Prof. Suresh Chander exposes the long-perpetuated myth of Kashmir's "₹75 lakh sale" and revisits the complex roles of Patel and Faiz Ahmed Faiz in the events of 1947. Also reveals the brutal truth behind Martyrs' Day: Hindu properties looted in distant Mirpur and the valley.
The complex relationship between Nehru and Sheikh Abdulilah takes centre stage, a relationship that ultimately shaped the accession of Jammu and Kashmir to India.
Based on archival records and suppressed narratives, this work restores Jammu's lost voice and reclaims the truth behind the state's accession.
"History isn't a believer, it's a witness."- Prof. Suresh Chander
The truth about Kashmir was never just about Kashmir.
Pawns in the Great Game: Two Myths - 75 lakh Sale and 13 July 1931 Martyrs' Day.
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Prof. Suresh Chander
Prof. Suresh Chander is a retired professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, with a distinguished academic career spanning over three decades in India and abroad. He earned his Ph.D. from IIT Delhi in 1974 and has held senior academic and administrative positions, also contributing to national educational policy initiatives.
Prof. Chander witnessed the upheavals of 1947 as a young child—experiences that profoundly shaped his understanding of history and identity. His interest in Jammu and Kashmir’s past combines rigorous archival research with a personal quest to challenge distortion and recover suppressed narratives.
For Prof. Chander, history is not about belief—it is about evidence. This book is his tribute to truth, and to the land he calls home.
