This is perhaps the first book of its type that includes as many as 110 documents for an objective study of the Punjab problem. The documents include letters, reports of various Committees and Commissions, and statements made to arrive at independent conclusions. The first chapter provides an overview of Punjab in various facets Cultural, Economic. Educational and Industrial, etc. In the second chapter a review of birth of Sikhism along with brief sketch of the Ten Gurus is given. Nine chapters provide documents. A brief description of all the elections is provided in Chapter 19 with details of 1992 elections. A biographical sketch of prominent Akali leaders in Chapter 20 would help to understand their psyche. Chronology of events since 1819 is intended to enable the readers to have a quick view of events and persons. Significant details of all elections with a focus on 1992 elections provide enough data. Bibliography including more than 1500 entries may prove useful to readers who intend to go deeper in the matter.
