Amazon.com description: Product Description: Initially published in two separate cloth volumes, Dr. Karan Singh's autobiography is now available for the first time as a single-volume paperback. The first half covers the initial twenty-two years of his life up to 1953, including the momentous politics of Kashmir and its accession into India as the states Jammu and Kashmir. The second half brings the story up to 1967, describing the China and Pakistan wars, the Nehru and Shastri periods, as well as Singh's spiritual quest and inner development. This autobiography of a major Indian thinker, statesman, and political figure reveals an articulate, meaningful philosophy for an emerging global consciousness.