Srinagar, Oct. 22 -- Some books are read for information, others for examinations, and a rare few leave us transformed. Baba Ghulam Nabi Adfar's Apostle of Light belongs to the fourth category-the kind of book that stays with you long after you have turned its final page.After more than a decade of research into Persian, Arabic, Sanskrit and Kashmiri sources, Adfar has done much more than write a biography. He has sought to restore a collective memory, reclaim a spiritual heritage and rekindle the light that has guided Kashmir for centuries. That light was embodied in Hazrat Sheikh Noor-ud-Din Noorani (RA), popularly known as Nund Rishi and revered as Alamdar-e-Kashmir, the Flag-Bearer of Kashmir.According to the author, the book recovers...