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A book is being planned on the late Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) chief Hemant Karkare, slain in the Mumbai terror attacks. Jayant Salgaonkar, director, Kalnirnay known for its best-selling calendars, has invited people who knew the chief, to send in their anecdotes about Karkare and share personal stories and memories, so that he can start compiling the book, which he plans to release six months from now.

Precious
Salgaonkar says, "I think Hemant Karkare's memories need to be preserved in book form for a longer shelf life.
He was precious."

Salgaonkar says though, "Kalnirnay has published several books under its banner especially self-help books, this is a personal endeavour. The book on Karkare, to be written in both Marathi and English, needs an international publisher to reach a national and a global audience."

Salgaokar says his book project, "Would basically be a compilation of anecdotes on Karkare. I shall cull from the best material that I receive. Since I have just started, I need time to decide on the number of pages and the pictorial content for the book."