The history of Buddhists’ struggle (1947-2019) for separation of Ladakh from Kashmir and Central rule for the region -- deals with the contradictory and mutually exclusive response the abrogation of Article 370 and reorganisation of Jammu and Kashmir on August 5, 2019 evoked in the Buddhist-dominated Leh and Muslim dominated Kargil. Leh celebrated August 5 as a day of thanks-giving and Kargil observed the eventful day as a black day. The mind-boggling change in the political attitude of the Buddhist leadership in Ladakh in 2020 forms an important part of the book. That year, the non-BJP Buddhist leadership in Leh changed their goal post. So much so, they and the otherwise highly hostile Kargil’s Muslim leadership joined hands to first demand Sixth Schedule of the Indian Constitution so that the Ladakhis could control the entire land and all jobs and then put forth a demand seeking full State status for Ladakh, coupled with an elected Legislative Assembly. Besides, the book reflects on the immediate results which would follow on the conversion of Union Territory of Ladakh into State of Ladakh. The manner in which opponents of the Narendra Modi Government tried to fish in the troubled waters forms the core of the book.