This volume (I) presents profiles, archival data and achievements of some 100 eminent people, scholars, poets, writers, politicians, doctors, media luminaries, educationists, playwrights, journalists, social workers etc of the state of Jammu & Kashmir ranging from Hazrat-e-Sheikh Noor-Ud-Din Noorani (R.A) to present times.  Message I am very pleased that Syed Zeeshan Fazil’s new book “Falcons of Paradise” is being released. Syed Zeeshan Fazil has enriched the cultural life of our country by his numerous television productions and serials. His new book is a biography of a hundred of most eminent personalities of Jammu & Kashmir, including some members of my own family. The book will remind all of us of the unique contributions made by these men and women. It will also be a powerful reminder of the enormously rich and composite heritage of Jammu & Kashmir. I congratulate Syed Zeeshan Fazil on this accomplishment and encourage him to continue educating and en