RIP Prof. Balraj Madhok

Balraj Madhok (25 February 1920 – 2 May 2016) was an activist of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and a president of the Bharatiya Jan Sangh (BJS) and a senior politician of India in the 1960s.

Madhok came from a Jammu-based Khatri family with Arya Samaj learning. His father Jagannath Madhok was from Jallen in the Gujranwala district of West Punjab, and worked as an official in the Government of Jammu and Kashmir in the Ladakh division. Balraj Madhok was born in Skardu, Baltistan and spent early childhood at Jallen. He studied in Srinagar, the Prince of Wales College in Jammu and the Dayanand Anglo-Vedic College (DAV College) in Lahore, graduating with B. A. Honours in History in 1940. He moved to Srinagar in 1944 as a lecturer in history at the DAV College and continued to build the RSS network there. He played a significant role in the defence of Srinagar at the time of Pak invasion in October 1947 till the arrival of the Indian Army. Later he founded Jammu & Kashmir Praja Parishad which stood for autonomy for the three regions of Jammu, Kashmir & Ladakh. Sh. Abdullah externed him from the state in 1948. This brought him on the national state. He worked with Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee for the formation of Bhartiya Jan Sangh in 1951 of which he became a founder Secretary. He later rose to be its President in 19565. Jan Sangh reached its highest water mark in the general election of 1967 under his leadership.

Prof. Madhok represented Delhi in the second & fourth Lok Sabha & made his mark as a parliamentarian. Madhok was arrested during the Emergency and was imprisoned for 18 months, (1975–1977). He joined the Janata Party, into which Jana Sangh merged, but resigned in 1979 and tried to revive Jana Sangh under the name Akhil Bharatiya Jana Sangh.

He married Kamla, who was a professor at the Delhi University. He had two daughters. Prof Madhok had equal command over both hindi & English. Beside writing in leading journals, he had authored over thirty books in these languages.

Prof. Madhok has authored many books. Some of them are:

· R.S.S. & Politics (Reliance Publishing House)

· Portrait of a Martyr (Biography of Shyama Prasad Mukerjee),

· Kashmir: The Storm Center of The World

· Bungling in Kashmir

· Kargil and Indo-Pak Relations

· Rationale of Hindu State

· Indianisation? What, Why and How (S. Chand, 1970)

· Jeet Ya Haar (in Hindi)

· Jindgi Ka Safar parts 1, 2 and 3 (in Hindi)

· Kashmir Jeet mein Haar (in Hindi

· Hindustan on the Cross Roads

About the book: Much has been written on Jammu and Kashmir State, the biggest and strategically the most important princely State of United India, particularly after the partition of 1947. Because of the Geographical situation and demographical complexion of this State, its ruler was put in a real dilemma by the partition. He decided to accede to India when Pakistan forced his hands by its attempt to annex the State to Pakistan by force.

Problem of Kashmir was born when Pt. Nehru referred the matter of Pak invasion to U.N. this false step internationalized a purely internal problem. It has since become a festering sore in Indian body politics. It has also decisively influenced Indian Foreign Policy over the years.

The present book is an intimate and realistic study of the developing situation in Kashmir valley, Jammu and Ladakh, the three distinct regions which together constitute the Indian part of Jammu & Kashmir State after its de-facto partition brought about by Cease Fire of January, 1, 1949. It discusses in detail the relative economic & strategic importance of these three regions, the conflicting interests and aspirations of their people and the effect of growing Islamic fundamentalism on them. It also dwells upon the role of Maharaja Hari Singh, Sh. Abdullah and Pt. Nehru in the unfolding of Kashmir drama on the bases of new information provided by autobiography of Sh. Abdullah & some important letters of Maharaja Hari Singh. It also discusses possible solutions of the problem.

A part from general readers, this book would be most helpful to Indian Policy makers who have so far refused to learn, inspite of repeated jolts, that problem of Kashmir is basically religio political & not socioeconomic. This wrong diagnosis has let to application of wrong remedy, which have further complicated the problem.  

From the Diary of a

Rape Survivor

OLD CLASSIC PICTURES IN THE BOOK

Gita Kavita

by 

Veena bansal

18 Adhyay's in simple hindi for daily reading for all.

The Indian Sepoy: Soldier of the Raj (1857-1947) by Col. Ranjit SenGupta

MEMRANDUM OF AGREEMENT

An Agreement Made This .......................And......................200........

Between

(Hereinafter termed the AUTHOR) On The One Part, and RELIANCE PUBLISHING HOUSE, 6/1, (BESMENT) South Patel Nagar, New Delhi- 110008 (hereinafter termed the PUBLISHER) on the other part whereby it is mutually agreed between the parties hereto as follows:-

1. The  Author has/ shall/ deliver/ed to the Publisher by …………………2013 the complete CDRom and typescript of Work written/ compiled/ edited by him, at present provisionally entitled,

(here in after termed the Work)

2 . The author guarantees to the Publisher that the said work is an original work and is in no way whatsoever a violation of any existing copyright and that it contains nothing of a libellous, seditou or scandalous nature, and that he/she has full powers to make this agreement and the Author agrees to indemnify the Publishers and hold them harmless from all actions, claims and demands that may be take or made on the ground that the said work is such a violation or an Infringement of copyright, or that it contains any libellous or scandalous matter.

3 . In consideration of the payment hereinafter mentioned, the Publishers shall during the legal term of unrestricted copyright, have the exclusive right of producing and publishing the present and the subsequent editions of the work or any portion of it and the Author shall not publish or allow to be published anywhere any abridgement, portion, translation or printed dramatized version of the work or any portion or any portion of it without the written consent of the Publisher.

4. The Publishers shall, at their own risk and expense, and at their convenienence, produce and publish the work and use their best endeavors to push the sales of the same through their usual channels of publicity- the production, publications publicity and sales to be controlled entirely by them, but contribution for production by the author is welcomed.

5. The Publisher shall not be responsible for low sales of the title and if it is not sold within two years, time, shall have the right to remainder it at cost price in which case the first refusal will be by the Author and the publisher then will be at liberty to offer to the trade on those very terms.

6. The Publisher shall not be held responsible for accidental loss or damage by fire or otherwise while the work is in the custody or in the course of preparation.

7. The Publisher shall deliver to the author free of charge five presentation copies of the work, when ready, and Author shall have the right to purchase further copies for personal use, at discount of  40%.

8. The Publisher agrees to the Author as and by way of the Copyright of the work....5...copies in addition to the five copies mentioned in clause 6 or.  10000....in full and final settlement, for translation.

9. It is clearly understood that the Author shall not be entitled to any further remuneration in any way, on the present or successive editions of the work. The Publishers shall be at liberty to make any use of the work in whatever manner they deem fit.

10. If any dispute or differences shall arise between the parties hereto relating to this agreement or any other matter arising there from or incidental therto, the same shall be submitted to arbitration of two persons, one of the choice of each, or their umpire in accordance with the provisions of the Arbitration Act of 1940, or any statutory modification thereof for the time being in force. The Delhi courts alone will have jurisdiction over all legal matters connected with this Agreement.

11. The right and obligations under this Agreement belonging to and binding upon the Author and the Publishers respectively shall be binding upon the successors, assigns or administrators of the Author and the Publishers respectively.

In witness whereof the parties hereto have hereunto set their hands and seals this day and year above mentioned.

Signed by the within-named                                                                   Signed for the within-named

......................................................                                                           RELIANCE PUBLISHING HOUSE

                                                                   

Address.....................................                                                                      by

....................................................                                                         ...............................................................

....................................................                                           

In the presence                                                                                                In the presence of   

 ................................................................

Address                                                                                                           Address

...................................................                                                          ................................................................

...................................................                                                          ................................................................

...................................................                                                          ................................................................

                                          

Page 96

THE RAJASTHAN PRE-EMPTION ACT, 1966

(Act No.1 of 1966)

CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1

Preliminary

1. Short title. extent and commencement

2. Definition

CHAPTER II

Pre-emption

3. “Right of pre-emption” defined

4. Cases in which right of pre-emption accrues

5. Cases in which right of preemption does not accrue

6. Persons to whom right of pre-emption accrues

7. Power to exclude

CHAPTER III

Procedure

8. Notice to pre—emptors

9. Loss of right of pre-emption on transfer

10. Loss of right of pre-emption on foreclosure

11. Suit to enforce right of pre-emption

12. Cosolidation of suits

13. Decree to fix time for payment

14. Effect of non—payment

15. Effect of loss of right of pre—emption prior to decree

16. Associating in suit co-plaintiff with inferior rights

17. Joint purchase by persons one of whom is liable to pre-emption

18. Survival of right» of suit on death of plaintiff

CHAPTER IV

Miscellaneous provisions

19. Transfer of of property to pre-emptor or acquisition of

right by original transferee prior to suit

20. Date on which pre-emptor‘s fight accrues

21. Special provision for limitation

22. Saving of rights previously accrued

23. Abolition of other rights of preemption

24. Repeal

THE RAJASTHAN PRE-EMPTION ACT, 1966

[Act No. 1 of 1966)

[Received the assent of the President. on the 1st day of February,

1963: Assent. published in the Rajasthan Gazette. Part IV-A. Extraordi-

nary, dated 10th February. 1966}

An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to pre- emption in the State of Rajasthan

COMMENTARY

SYNOPSIS

1. Statement of objects and reasons

2. History and back ground

3. Sources of law

4. Customary law before the Act

5. Customary law before the Act how far modified in Jaipur State

6. Object of law

7. Nature of the Act

      A. Special law

      B. Technical law

C. Mandatory or directory

8. Validity of the Act

A. General

B. Constitutional validity of claims before 26-1 -1950

C. Reasonable restrictions upon the right to acquire, hold and

      dispose of property

D. Validity of right based co-ownership

E. Validity of right based on vicinage

9. Repugnancy of the Act with other enactments

A. Order 21 of Rule 88 Civ PC

B- Hindu Successiim Act, 1956, S. 22

C. Limitation Act, 1963 i

D. The Mohammed Law

E. S. 52 of the Transfer of Property Act

10 Preamble

A. An Act to consolidate and amend

B. Effect on previous state of law

11.Retrospective operation of the Act

A. General principles

B. ind ications of

12.General.

1.Statement of objects and Reasons

On the subject of preemption different laws prevail in different part of the State. In some parts

no law exists at all but cases relating to pre—e1nption in those parts are

dealt with on the basis of custom. Thus much difficulty is experienced in

ad ministering different laws in parts and as a step towards the unification

of the laws in the State it is considered necessary to provide by law a self

Research Methodology And Statistical Measures

Bhutan

Apartheid And Indian South Africans

Planning & Development in India

First book by 

Dr Sangeeta Roy Misra

Dept of Political Science

Shaheed Bhagat Singh College

Delhi University 

This book tries to bring to public domain an analysis of the role of Planning Commission when continuation of same is under stake and preparation to revamp the same has already been under process. At the time when government is talking about cooperative federalism and State participation, this book helps students to understand development strategy adopted by India and the methodology followed to implement the same. It is pertinent to study same before adopting new methodology particularly to understand the loopholes in the strategy adopted by us particularly in the context of Human development and peoples’ participation and the result hence achieved. The debate regarding continuity of the institution started earlier (1990s) also when to tackle the financial crises of 1990-91, India embarked on the path of economic liberalization. Although this step was taken to tide over and address the immediate financial crisis faced by government and under pressure from international lending agencies like World Bank, IMF etc but it had a widespread impact on our system of governance and process of development. The biggest dilemma before our economist after adoption of policy of economic liberalization was, whether Planning Commission should be continued or it should be abandoned. Planning commission’s existence was not felt necessary as, from then onwards, major economic matters were to be left to be decided by market factors with least interference and regulation by government. This led to the emergence of a debate1 whether planning should be continued and if yes, what role it should play in future?

The core of the argument is that the transition to a market economy does not eliminate the need for planning for development either by institution of Planning Commission or by creating a new team approach with participation of Centre, State and Bureaucrats in the spirit of ‘Co-operative federalism’. But Planning “now” has to be different from planning “then”. The shift is most evident in education and health sectors where the share of expenditure and focus has increased significantly. However the situation prevalent in the small districts of the states of Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh indicates that a lot of work is yet to be done. This requires focused approach based on well prepared and regularly updated database and people’s involvement and participation in policy making and their implementation. This is basically because each village/block/district/State has a different developmental level and historical feature that influences the policies of government. Hence to meet the challenge posed by the people and government, their joint endeavor or partnership is required both in devising and implementing plans. This will be achieved by creating a new institution or arrangement as described by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as “Team India” that includes a combination of three teams- Prime Minister and Chief Ministers of States; the Union Council of Ministers; and the bureaucracy in the Centre and the States.

The book has been written to get a clear understanding of developmental strategy adopted and that what is actually needed.

A Phase in the Life of Dr. Shyama Prasad Mookerjee (1937-1946) Author: Dr. Anil Chandra Banerjee - Renowned modern Indian historian specializing in 20th-century Bengal politics - Professor of History at the University of Calcutta - Prolific author on Indian nationalist leaders - Fellow, Asiatic Society, Kolkata

Many Book Covers Uploaded