THE BRIGHT STARS OF THE FOGGY NIGHTS

The book has fascinating stories about many stalwarts from the fields of art, literature, theatre and social life who remained mostly unsung. People covered in this book include Sardar Santokh Singh ( pioneer of commercial art in Kashmir ), Vasudev Reh ( a visually handicapped poet ), Makhan Lal Mahav ( poet of humour and satire ), V R Khajuria ( stalwart sculptor ), Susham Sharma ( a dedicated theatre artist ), Farooq Nazki ( poet and broadcaster ), Vijay Suri ( writer , director and actor ), Bhushen Kaul ( Baroda trained artist ), Pandit T K Jalali ( composer and vocalist ), Som Nath Zutshi ( short story writer ), Chaman Lal Hakhoo ( writer and broadcaster ), Dr Girja Dhar , Akhtar Mohiuddin (writer ), Pran Nath Butt ( artist ), Saif ud din Kitchloo ( freedom fighter ), Hari Kashmiri ( cinema ), Prof Jay Lal Kaul ( scholar , translator and educationist ) , Dr Ved Kumari Ghai ( Sanskrit scholar ), T N Ganjoo ( scholar , astrologer and Indologist ), Noor Mohammad Kitab ( book publisher ) and Jagan Nath Saqi ( radio and theatre artist ).The author succeeds in creating interest in every story with his unique style and gripping narrative which makes his reader not only travel with him but also become a part of the happenings conveyed truthfully and passionately. . Parvez Dewan (IAS ), author and former Tourism Secretary (Government of India ) calls Avtar Mota,The foremost chronicler of the social history of Kashmir.