The Truth about Art 370 by Arvind Lavakare

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The Truth behind Article 370 by Arvind Lavakare. Have uploaded this book for your reading.

http://esamskriti.com/html/new_inside.asp?cat_name=warsfa&cid=1158&sid=191

 

A couple of weeks ago Arvindji was nice enough to present me with his latest

work ‘The Truth About Article 370’. The book was an eye opener. Now

I looked at the Art 370 issue rationally not emotionally as most of us do. I

suggest that every keen student of Indian history reads this book.

While I have reproduced the book verbatim on esamskriti, you have the option of

buying one. If you live within Mumbai cost of book and courier charges is Rs

50/, if you live anywhere else within India cost of book + delivery charges is

Rs 125/. If you live outside India then mail me location, will check courier

cost and let you know the cost to you. You can pay cheque or demand draft in

favor of www.esamskriti.com. Mail me ie Sanjeev Nayyar at exploreindia (AT) vsnl (DOT) net

for payment details. Read about Arvind Lavakare after the table. For your

convenience I am reproducing the book index –

Sr No

Contents

Page Nos

I.

Historical Background

7

 

1.1 The Instrument of Accession

10

 

1.2 Patel’s ‘basket of apples’

11

 

1.3 Article 306-A

14

II.

Text of Article 370

21

III.

Content Analysis

23

IV.

Article’s Effects

30

 

IV.1 Legislative Exceptions

31

 

IV.2 Constitutional Connections

34

 

IV.3 Constitutional Exemptions

37

 

IV.4 Constitutional Modifications

43

V.

‘Temporary’ vs. ‘Special’.

48

VI.

Most Autonomous State

51

VII.

Most Pampered State

56

VIII.

The Monster

59

IX.

Two Irritants

64

X.

Abrogation of Article

66

XI.

Concluding Remarks

69

Appendix

I – Signed Instrument of Accession

74

 

II – Matters for Dominion Legislature

76

 

III – Specimen Constitution Order

78

 

IV- The Delhi Agreement, 1952

80

 

V – Items excluded from Parliament’s Purview for Jammu & Kashmir

83

 

VI – Delink Jammu & Ladakh from Valley

87

 

VII – No point in keeping Ladakh as part of J &K

90

‘Arvind Lavakare, 68, a post-graduate in Economics from Mumbai University,

began service doing research on rural credit in Reserve Bank of India. A table

tennis player of note in his teens and an accredited cricket empire in the

city, he became popular as a sports freelancer from 1957 onwards besides doing

regular sports programs on Akashwani and Doordarshan. Professionally qualified

in Advertising and Public Relations, he served in various prominent companies

before retiring in February 1997 as General Manager – Corporate Relations

of Century Rayon. Thereafter, he took to political writing and has been a

regular columnists for www.rediff.com with Jammu & Kashmir being his forte.

This book on article 370 is indicative of the analytical and studied approach

he has brought to his writings all these years. He lives a retired life in

Mumbai with his wife and son’s family. He can be reached on

ashlava (AT) vsnl (DOT) in ‘

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sanjeev