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	* Inside Kashmir (1941)<ref name="Bazaz1941">{{cite book\|author=Prem Nath Bazaz\|title=Inside Kashmir\|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.54691\|year=1941\|publisher=Kashmir Publishing Company}}</ref>		* Inside Kashmir (1941)<ref name="Bazaz1941">{{cite book\|author=Prem Nath Bazaz\|title=Inside Kashmir\|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.54691\|year=1941\|publisher=Kashmir Publishing Company}}</ref>
	* The History of Struggle for Freedom in Kashmir: Cultural and Political, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day (1954)<ref name="Bazaz1954">{{cite book\|author=Prem Nath Bazaz\|title=The History of Struggle for Freedom in Kashmir: Cultural and Political, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day\|url=https://archive.org/details/historyofstruggl00prem\|year=1954\|publisher=Kashmir Publishing Company}}</ref>		* The History of Struggle for Freedom in Kashmir: Cultural and Political, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day (1954)<ref name="Bazaz1954">{{cite book\|author=Prem Nath Bazaz\|title=The History of Struggle for Freedom in Kashmir: Cultural and Political, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day\|url=https://archive.org/details/historyofstruggl00prem\|year=1954\|publisher=Kashmir Publishing Company}}</ref>
	* Daughters of the Vitasta: A History of Kashmiri Women from Early Times to the Present Day (1959)<ref name="Bazaz1959">{{cite book\|author=Prem Nath Bazaz\|title=Daughters of the Vitasta: A History of Kashmiri Women from Early Times to the Present Day\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v_0pAAAAYAAJ\|year=1959\|publisher=Pamposh Publications}}</ref>		* Daughters of the Vitasta: A History of Kashmiri Women from Early Times to the Present Day (1959)<ref name="Bazaz1959">{{cite book\|author=Prem Nath Bazaz\|title=Daughters of the Vitasta: A History of Kashmiri Women from Early Times to the Present Day\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v_0pAAAAYAAJ\|year=1959\|publisher=Pamposh Publications\|isbn=9788186714546}}</ref>
	* Democracy Through Intimidation and Terror: The Untold Story of Kashmir Politics (1978)<ref name="Bazaz1978-2">{{cite book\|author=Prem Nath Bazaz\|title=Democracy through intimidation and terror: the untold story of Kashmir politics\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=S_QLAAAAIAAJ\|date=1 August 1978\|publisher=Heritage}}</ref>		* Democracy Through Intimidation and Terror: The Untold Story of Kashmir Politics (1978)<ref name="Bazaz1978-2">{{cite book\|author=Prem Nath Bazaz\|title=Democracy through intimidation and terror: the untold story of Kashmir politics\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=S_QLAAAAIAAJ\|date=1 August 1978\|publisher=Heritage\|isbn=9780836402704}}</ref>
	* Secular Morality: A Solvent of Contemporary Spiritual Crisis (1978)<ref name="Bazaz1978">{{cite book\|author=Prem Nath Bazaz\|title=Secular Morality: A Solvent of Contemporary Spiritual Crisis\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=d1S9PQAACAAJ\|date=1 July 1978\|publisher=Vantage Press, Incorporated\|isbn=978-0-533-03602-8}}</ref>		* Secular Morality: A Solvent of Contemporary Spiritual Crisis (1978)<ref name="Bazaz1978">{{cite book\|author=Prem Nath Bazaz\|title=Secular Morality: A Solvent of Contemporary Spiritual Crisis\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=d1S9PQAACAAJ\|date=1 July 1978\|publisher=Vantage Press, Incorporated\|isbn=978-0-533-03602-8}}</ref>

	~~He was considered a close~~ comrade of [[Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah]]. However, he strongly differed with him on the accession of Kashmir with India.		lose comrade of [[Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah]]. However, he strongly differed with him on the accession of Kashmir with India.
	His books are widely quoted when discussing the history of Kashmir.{{citation needed\|date=May 2018}} In the preface of his book, the History of Struggle for Freedom in Kashmir, he wrote: "It is the voice of one who believes that the future of Kashmir, owing to its past traditions and culture, is inextricably linked with both her neighbours. But Kashmir belongs to Kashmiris and neither the Maharaja had, or any outsider has, however powerful he may be, any right to dictate about its future."<ref name="Bazaz1954" />		His books are widely quoted when discussing the history of Kashmir.{{citation needed\|date=May 2018}} In the preface of his book, the History of Struggle for Freedom in Kashmir, he wrote: "It is the voice of one who believes that the future of Kashmir, owing to its past traditions and culture, is inextricably linked with both her neighbours. But Kashmir belongs to Kashmiris and neither the Maharaja had, or any outsider has, however powerful he may be, any right to dictate about its future."<ref name="Bazaz1954" />

	~~He was hated by his own~~ Kashmiri pandit ~~community~~ and by ~~Kashmiri Muslims for his liberal values and views about the future~~ of ~~Kashmir~~.~~{{citation needed~~\|date=~~May 2018~~}}		Bazaz has a son, Bhushan who headed the "Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Forum".<ref>{{Cite web\|last=BAZAZ\|first=BHUSHAN\|title=My memories with the man\|url=https://www.greaterkashmir.com/gk-magazine/my-memories-with-the-man\|access-date=2022-01-16\|website=Greater Kashmir\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|date=2017-07-15\|title=Pandit Prem Nath Bazaz - a misunderstood and revolutionary Kashmiri Pandit\|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/pandit-prem-nath-bazaz-a-misunderstood-and-revolutionary-kashmiri-pandit/story-MXcRZoUTA3kcJcf3pseGTK.html\|access-date=2022-01-16\|website=Hindustan Times\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|date=2002-11-24\|title=Probe alleged misappropriation of funds by NC: JKDF\|url=https://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/probe-alleged-misappropriation-of-funds-by-nc-jkdf_68106.html\|access-date=2022-01-16\|website=Zee News\|language=en}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==
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			[[Category:People from Anantnag district]]

			== Further reading ==
			* {{Cite book\|last=Hussain\|first=Shahla\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_URFEAAAQBAJ\|title=Kashmir in the Aftermath of Partition\|date=2021-06-10\|publisher=Cambridge University Press\|isbn=978-1-108-90113-0\|pages=188–189}}
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[[File:Pandit Prem Nath.jpg|thumb|Prem Nath Bazaz]]
'''Prem Nath Bazaz''' was a [[Kashmiris|Kashmiri]] politician, scholar, and author born in [[Mattan,_Jammu_and_Kashmir|Mattan]], Kashmir. He was a secularist and a democrat. He was a Kashmiri politician who founded two political parties, '''Kashmir Socialist Party''', and '''Kisan Mazdoor Conference'''. He was the architect of the famous slogan "Kashmir belongs to Kashmiris", and was an ardent supporter of the Kashmir freedom movement till the end.
He has authored several books with Kashmir as the central theme'''. '''Some of these books include:
* Inside Kashmir (1941)<ref name="Bazaz1941">{{cite book|author=Prem Nath Bazaz|title=Inside Kashmir|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.54691|year=1941|publisher=Kashmir Publishing Company}}</ref>
* The History of Struggle for Freedom in Kashmir: Cultural and Political, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day (1954)<ref name="Bazaz1954">{{cite book|author=Prem Nath Bazaz|title=The History of Struggle for Freedom in Kashmir: Cultural and Political, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day|url=https://archive.org/details/historyofstruggl00prem|year=1954|publisher=Kashmir Publishing Company}}</ref>
* Daughters of the Vitasta: A History of Kashmiri Women from Early Times to the Present Day (1959)<ref name="Bazaz1959">{{cite book|author=Prem Nath Bazaz|title=Daughters of the Vitasta: A History of Kashmiri Women from Early Times to the Present Day|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v_0pAAAAYAAJ|year=1959|publisher=Pamposh Publications}}</ref>
* Democracy Through Intimidation and Terror: The Untold Story of Kashmir Politics (1978)<ref name="Bazaz1978-2">{{cite book|author=Prem Nath Bazaz|title=Democracy through intimidation and terror: the untold story of Kashmir politics|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=S_QLAAAAIAAJ|date=1 August 1978|publisher=Heritage}}</ref>
* Secular Morality: A Solvent of Contemporary Spiritual Crisis (1978)<ref name="Bazaz1978">{{cite book|author=Prem Nath Bazaz|title=Secular Morality: A Solvent of Contemporary Spiritual Crisis|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=d1S9PQAACAAJ|date=1 July 1978|publisher=Vantage Press, Incorporated|isbn=978-0-533-03602-8}}</ref>

He was considered a close comrade of [[Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah]]. However, he strongly differed with him on the accession of Kashmir with India.
His books are widely quoted when discussing the history of Kashmir.{{citation needed|date=May 2018}} In the preface of his book, the History of Struggle for Freedom in Kashmir, he wrote: "It is the voice of one who believes that the future of Kashmir, owing to its past traditions and culture, is inextricably linked with both her neighbours. But Kashmir belongs to Kashmiris and neither the Maharaja had, or any outsider has, however powerful he may be, any right to dictate about its future."<ref name="Bazaz1954" />

He was hated by his own Kashmiri pandit community and by Kashmiri Muslims for his liberal values and views about the future of Kashmir.{{citation needed|date=May 2018}}

==References==
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