The Valley of Kargil (Novel)

This novel is not only a juvenile novel, but it is a readable, memorable, and collectable novel for every citizen. Various colours are scattered in this novel such as creation of patriotic feelings among children from their childhood, wonderful travel memoirs, description of military encampments and exhibitions, estimation of the circumstances of Kargil war, the history of Jammu and Kashmir, patriotic songs, childish curiosity and scientific perspectives etc. This novel will certainly pulsate readers' consciousness. I must say that this novel has a treasure of the passion of nationalism, travel diversity, and a powerful stream of sensitivity flowing. In the historical and theoretical context, with the need to explain the truth of the present time, it is compulsory to counter terrorism, communalism and fanaticism-all-round problems that we face at national, social and human level. This novel plays an important role in the quest for survival or identification of human sensitivity in a horrible and horrific atmosphere created by India's deteriorating relationship with Pakistan. I can only say that by this novel, the author has achieved new dignity and height in real perspective as per demand of time. Another noteworthy thing is that there is no political character in this novel, but the collective travellers of three schools, GMS, has enlightened the lamp of unity of the country in the future captains of the country. This flame will continue to burn forever. There is a kind of talent exploded in the brain of author, that was observed before independence in real patriots, novelists, poets, social reformers such as Premchandra, Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay, Bankim Chandra Bandopadhyay, Ravindra Nath Tagore, Swami Dayanand Saraswati etc. I can say with full confidence that this novel will be very popular in Hindi world and will register its name for precious literary work. (From the ‘preface’ to the book by Dinesh Kumar Mali )