Kashmir: The Untold Story

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Since 1989, Kashmir has rarely been out of the headlines, as local militants, foreign terrorists and Indian Security Forces battle it out in a region once known as ‘Paradise on Earth’. In all the propaganda, and news and statistics about terrorist strikes, counter insurgency operations and the foreign hand, the human stories, however, are often lost. In this book, Journalist Humra Quraishi draws upon her extensive travels in the valley and interactions with ordinary Kashmiris over two decades to try and understand what the long strife has done to them. She brings us heartrending stories of mothers waiting for their young sons who disappeared years ago, picked up by the army or by militants; minds undone by the constant uncertainty and fear and almost daily humiliation; old harmonies tragically undermined by the atmosphere of suspicion; and entire generation of young Kashmiris who have grown up with no concept of security; and individual families and a whole society falling apart under the strain of the seemingly endless turmoil. Written with great sensitivity and courage, Kashmir: The Untold Story is an unprecedented examination of the one truth that we are seldom told about: the extent to which everyday life in Kashmir has become a struggle, at times an impossible one.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Humra Quraishi

Delhi-based journalist, Humra Quraishi has been writing for two decades. She is a columnist with The Tribune. Her interviews and features have been published in The Times of India, Hindustan Times, The Pioneer, The Statesman and The Indian Express. The book-Views: Yours and Mine is a Collection of some of her writings which have been published in the national dailies in the last two decades. She has two other books to her credit. A collection of short stories-Bad Time Tales (Haranand)published in 2002. Kashmir-The Untold Story (Penguin) published in 2004.

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Title
Kashmir: The Untold Story
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Edition
1st ed.
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ISBN
0143030876
Length
xi+204p.
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