Dear Sir,
I am a retired general, Govardhan Singh Jamwal, 93 from the Maharaja Hari Singh's State Forces. Commissioned by him in 1947 was the first ,the last and the only General of the Indian Army from the State Forces. Before retiring in 1984, I took part in many Wars including 1947 -48 Jammu and Kashmir war and 1965 war in khemkaran Punjab and served as a Military Secretary to the President of India.
After retirement I got Department of Strategic Studies in Jammu University with the aim of placing the facts about the Jammu and Kashmir war which I had seen personally. I was also associated with the writing of its history and found that it was distorted. It has not been recorded properly and facts not included in the contemporary history. Even the facts mentioned in the Government of India Ministry of Defence books or not projected in the school books and in the education curriculum and also in the public domain. It hurts the Dogras and the Dogra soldiers.
We are very happy that the present Government has decided to remove the false narratives. Similarly there is a requirement of correcting the history of Jammu and Kashmir and giving due place to the Dogra rulers, Maharaja Hari Singh particularly and Brigadier Rajendra Singh the chief of staff the only one in the world history who as a commander in chief of an independent country fought like a soldier with 100 men and foiled an attack by 6000 Pakistanis for four daysand denied the Airport Srinagar till the Indian Army landed for which he laid down his life as ordered by his Ruler.
These facts are not written and distorted history is placed before the people. It hurts us.
Further the Dogras who had faced Alexander in the first ever attack on India under the Dogra ruler Porus the Dogras under Maharaja Hari Singh fought the first war between India and Pakistan after independence. They bore the brunt of the First Indo Pak war of independent India, fought in their villages right from lakhanpur in Kathua to Ladakh with a small force of 12000 losing 1990 killed in the 14 months war as compared to the Indian Army who lost only 1100 and even in that 2500 State Muslim Soldiers defected and killed their own Hindu comrades and joined Pakistan Forces, yet the Dogras saved the State till the Indian Army took over on 26 Oct 1946 after Accession. It was a Miracle and I am a witness to it. Unfortunately Nehru Sheikh Distorted everything. It is time now to put it right as Modi ji has done for Subhash Chandra Bose and his Azad Hind Fauj.
This all needs to be included in the history books. It is therefore requested that a separate Sub Committee may be formed because history of the operations and particularly related to the j&k state forces of Maharaja Hari Singh and the Dogras is totally distorted. Once this committee is formed we shall provide the material.

My submissions for your consideration attached.
Yours faithfully,
Maj Gen Goverdhan Singh Jamwal, AVSM(Rtd)

मेजर जनरल गोवर्धन सिंह जमवाल, एवीएसएम ( रि)
President J&K ExServices League, Jammu.