“On the 1^st of Baisakh, 13^th April 1978, celebrated as New Year’s Day in the Punjabi calendar, Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale exploded like a nuclear bomb. It not o­nly shook overfed Punjabis out of their slumbers but fallout continues to plague the rest of the country today.” This indeed is the tragic story of the troubled and terror-torn state of Punjab. Today, the complexities of the problem seem not o­nly to be defying all solutions but at periodic intervals, pose a very real threat to the integrity of the nation. This book, in parts unashamedly emotional, lucidly traces the history of the problem, detailing the grievances and resentments of the Punjabis since Independence and touching upon all the major developments.