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COVER STORY
The Chief of the Naval Staff
Admiral Sunil Lanba, PVSM,
AVSM, ADC receiving the book
'Calling Sehmat' from Mr.
Harinder S. Sikka
wouldn't even dare to
undertake. But when I
learnt about her story,
the bubble burst. I felt
humbled. It was not
easy to build the story
given that she was
reluctant to speak out
much. Having
emerged from deep
depression thanks to a
saintly soul, she had
moved herself into a
spiritual cocoon from
where she was not
willing to emerge. It
was difficult to pierce
through this comfort
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zone of hers. By
making a pillars out
of bits and pieces of
information from her,
I visited Pakistan
twice, in 2004 and
2007, with an aim to
get an insight of her
stay there. This
helped me build a
stronger base around
these pillars. I was
always aware and
convinced of the
value of my story.
And there were many
production houses
who made
every effort to get the
book.
Every Kashmiri is
not a traitor or a
terrorist -The book
is written with this
thought. What made
this transition
possible? What are
your thoughts in the
present times?
Every Kashmiri is not
a traitor or a terrorist
is as much a fact as
‘one swallow does
not the spring make’.
According to Dr.
JUNE 2018