Author: Saifuddin Soz
Publisher: Rupa Publications
ISBN: 9788129151926
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
In Kashmir: Glimpses of History and the Story of Struggle, one of the most prominent voices of Kashmir, Saifuddin Soz takes a passionate and compelling look at the past, present and future of a vastly misunderstood people. Throughout its long, diverse, distinctive but scarred history, the beautiful and bountiful land of Kashmir has captured the imagination of travellers, kings, historians and nations. From its origins as an ancient civilization, to embracing Islam, to fighting invaders, to ruthless militancy, and the ensuing action by the Indian army; Kashmir has seen it all. Kashmiris fought the Mughals, the Afghans and the Sikhs in the past. However, it was their fight against Dogra autocracy that ultimately led to their disillusionment with the Indian establishment. With Pakistan feeding the emotions of deeply alienated and disenchanted people and the Indian government using force and taking a harder stand by the day, this unique culture now stands completely besieged. What is the future of Kashmir, then? What is the destiny of its people? Can there be solution to the weary problem confronting Kashmir? Can Kashmir reconcile with the past for a better future? Can the Valley return to a life of dignity, peace and development? How? Saifuddin Soz discusses these questions and provides credible and implementable solutions to end the grave crisis.
Kashmir
Author: Saifuddin Soz
Publisher: Rupa Publications
ISBN: 9788129151926
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
In Kashmir: Glimpses of History and the Story of Struggle, one of the most prominent voices of Kashmir, Saifuddin Soz takes a passionate and compelling look at the past, present and future of a vastly misunderstood people. Throughout its long, diverse, distinctive but scarred history, the beautiful and bountiful land of Kashmir has captured the imagination of travellers, kings, historians and nations. From its origins as an ancient civilization, to embracing Islam, to fighting invaders, to ruthless militancy, and the ensuing action by the Indian army; Kashmir has seen it all. Kashmiris fought the Mughals, the Afghans and the Sikhs in the past. However, it was their fight against Dogra autocracy that ultimately led to their disillusionment with the Indian establishment. With Pakistan feeding the emotions of deeply alienated and disenchanted people and the Indian government using force and taking a harder stand by the day, this unique culture now stands completely besieged. What is the future of Kashmir, then? What is the destiny of its people? Can there be solution to the weary problem confronting Kashmir? Can Kashmir reconcile with the past for a better future? Can the Valley return to a life of dignity, peace and development? How? Saifuddin Soz discusses these questions and provides credible and implementable solutions to end the grave crisis.
Publisher: Rupa Publications
ISBN: 9788129151926
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
In Kashmir: Glimpses of History and the Story of Struggle, one of the most prominent voices of Kashmir, Saifuddin Soz takes a passionate and compelling look at the past, present and future of a vastly misunderstood people. Throughout its long, diverse, distinctive but scarred history, the beautiful and bountiful land of Kashmir has captured the imagination of travellers, kings, historians and nations. From its origins as an ancient civilization, to embracing Islam, to fighting invaders, to ruthless militancy, and the ensuing action by the Indian army; Kashmir has seen it all. Kashmiris fought the Mughals, the Afghans and the Sikhs in the past. However, it was their fight against Dogra autocracy that ultimately led to their disillusionment with the Indian establishment. With Pakistan feeding the emotions of deeply alienated and disenchanted people and the Indian government using force and taking a harder stand by the day, this unique culture now stands completely besieged. What is the future of Kashmir, then? What is the destiny of its people? Can there be solution to the weary problem confronting Kashmir? Can Kashmir reconcile with the past for a better future? Can the Valley return to a life of dignity, peace and development? How? Saifuddin Soz discusses these questions and provides credible and implementable solutions to end the grave crisis.
Glimpses Of Kashmir
Author: S.K. Sopory
Publisher: APH Publishing
ISBN: 9788176485470
Category : Hinduism and science
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
The Book Contains The Proceedings Of A Seminar Relating To Kashmir And Attempts To Bring About A Synthesis Of Various Scientific Discipline As Well As Synthesis Of Science And Culture And Spritual Heritage Of Kashmir. Divided Into Ii Parts, Part I Covers Contribution Of Kashmiri Scientists And Part Ii Relates To Science, Spirituality And Kashmir Shaivism.
Publisher: APH Publishing
ISBN: 9788176485470
Category : Hinduism and science
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
The Book Contains The Proceedings Of A Seminar Relating To Kashmir And Attempts To Bring About A Synthesis Of Various Scientific Discipline As Well As Synthesis Of Science And Culture And Spritual Heritage Of Kashmir. Divided Into Ii Parts, Part I Covers Contribution Of Kashmiri Scientists And Part Ii Relates To Science, Spirituality And Kashmir Shaivism.
Lost Shangri La
Author: S. Sapru
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
The Book Unravels The Glorious Past Of Kashmir, Discussing Its Importance As The Centre Of Sanskrit Learning In The Bygone Eras. It Highlights The Region S Achievements In Music, Dance, Drama, Sculpture, Language And Literature, And Philosophy Marked By The Artistic And Literary Contributions Of Jayaditta, Bhatta, Jayadhara, Pingala And Abhinavagupta, And Many Others.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
The Book Unravels The Glorious Past Of Kashmir, Discussing Its Importance As The Centre Of Sanskrit Learning In The Bygone Eras. It Highlights The Region S Achievements In Music, Dance, Drama, Sculpture, Language And Literature, And Philosophy Marked By The Artistic And Literary Contributions Of Jayaditta, Bhatta, Jayadhara, Pingala And Abhinavagupta, And Many Others.
The Book Of Gold Leaves
Author: Mirza Waheed
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0241968119
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 347
Book Description
*Shortlisted for the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2016* Mirza Waheed's extraordinary new novel The Book of Gold Leaves is a heartbreaking love story set in war-torn Kashmir. In an ancient house in the city of Srinagar, Faiz paints exquisite Papier Mache pencil boxes for tourists. Evening is beginning to slip into night when he sets off for the shrine. There he finds the woman with the long black hair. Roohi is prostrate before her God. She begs for the boy of her dreams to come and take her away. Roohi wants a love story. An age-old tale of love, war, temptation, duty and choice, The Book of Gold Leaves is a heartbreaking tale of a what might have been, what could have been, if only. 'I loved it. The voice is lyrical, to match the beauty of Kashmir, and yet it is tinged with melancholy and grief, as is the story it tells' Nadeem Aslam (on The Collaborator) 'Waheed's prose burns with the fever of anger and despair; the scenes in the valley are exceptional, conveying, a hallucinatory living nightmare that has become an everyday reality for Kashmiris' Metro (on The Collaborator) Mirza Waheed was born and brought up in Kashmir. His debut novel The Collaborator was shortlisted for the Guardian First Book Award and the Shakti Bhat Prize, and longlisted for the Desmond Elliott Prize. It was also book of the year for The Telegraph, New Statesman, Financial Times, Business Standard and Telegraph India, among others. Waheed has written for the BBC, The Guardian, Granta, Al Jazeera English and the New York Times. He lives in London.
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0241968119
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 347
Book Description
*Shortlisted for the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2016* Mirza Waheed's extraordinary new novel The Book of Gold Leaves is a heartbreaking love story set in war-torn Kashmir. In an ancient house in the city of Srinagar, Faiz paints exquisite Papier Mache pencil boxes for tourists. Evening is beginning to slip into night when he sets off for the shrine. There he finds the woman with the long black hair. Roohi is prostrate before her God. She begs for the boy of her dreams to come and take her away. Roohi wants a love story. An age-old tale of love, war, temptation, duty and choice, The Book of Gold Leaves is a heartbreaking tale of a what might have been, what could have been, if only. 'I loved it. The voice is lyrical, to match the beauty of Kashmir, and yet it is tinged with melancholy and grief, as is the story it tells' Nadeem Aslam (on The Collaborator) 'Waheed's prose burns with the fever of anger and despair; the scenes in the valley are exceptional, conveying, a hallucinatory living nightmare that has become an everyday reality for Kashmiris' Metro (on The Collaborator) Mirza Waheed was born and brought up in Kashmir. His debut novel The Collaborator was shortlisted for the Guardian First Book Award and the Shakti Bhat Prize, and longlisted for the Desmond Elliott Prize. It was also book of the year for The Telegraph, New Statesman, Financial Times, Business Standard and Telegraph India, among others. Waheed has written for the BBC, The Guardian, Granta, Al Jazeera English and the New York Times. He lives in London.
Marginalization In History A Study of Rural Women In Kashmir
Author: Dr. Urmeena Akhter
Publisher: EduBubs Publishing House
ISBN: 8194292697
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Marginalization is a multidimensional, multicausal, historical phenomenon. There are no general laws to understand and comprehend the complex nature of marginalization. The nature of marginalization varies in different settings. For example, the marginalization of women in Kashmir is not same as in rest of India, though, broadly, they share some features. The religious ideological system, patriarchy, political-economy of a country, and the overall social system have impact on the marginalization of a specific group or individual. Development is always broadly conceived in terms of mass participation. Marginalization deprives a large majority of people across the globe from participating in the development. It is a complex problem, and there are many factors that cause marginalization. This complex and serious problem need to be addressed at the policy level. Marginalization however, has remained to be a persistent phenomena in one form or the other for a vast section of the population despite fast social and economic transition in the society of Kashmir. Against this backdrop the present book aims to scrutinize the concept of marginalization as an interrelated social process, its changing dimensions and socio-political implications of persistent marginalization in Kashmir. This book is an attempt to highlight the marginalization in history of Kashmir. This book will help students and researchers to understand marginalization in history of Kashmir in a better way.
Publisher: EduBubs Publishing House
ISBN: 8194292697
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Marginalization is a multidimensional, multicausal, historical phenomenon. There are no general laws to understand and comprehend the complex nature of marginalization. The nature of marginalization varies in different settings. For example, the marginalization of women in Kashmir is not same as in rest of India, though, broadly, they share some features. The religious ideological system, patriarchy, political-economy of a country, and the overall social system have impact on the marginalization of a specific group or individual. Development is always broadly conceived in terms of mass participation. Marginalization deprives a large majority of people across the globe from participating in the development. It is a complex problem, and there are many factors that cause marginalization. This complex and serious problem need to be addressed at the policy level. Marginalization however, has remained to be a persistent phenomena in one form or the other for a vast section of the population despite fast social and economic transition in the society of Kashmir. Against this backdrop the present book aims to scrutinize the concept of marginalization as an interrelated social process, its changing dimensions and socio-political implications of persistent marginalization in Kashmir. This book is an attempt to highlight the marginalization in history of Kashmir. This book will help students and researchers to understand marginalization in history of Kashmir in a better way.
Glimpses of World History
Author: Jawaharlal Nehru
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Civilization
Languages : en
Pages : 1016
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Civilization
Languages : en
Pages : 1016
Book Description
Rooh
Author: Manav Kaul
Publisher: Penguin Random House India Private Limited
ISBN: 9357080260
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
When Rooh tells Manav in a bar in New York that he ought to go to back home to the hills in Kashmir, he's suddenly thrown into the loop of his past-a blue door, white walls and a house at the end of a lane. Soon, the seemingly small worlds in which his memories reside coalesce into a giant mass and envelop both his past and present, like dark clouds covering a brilliant blue sky. Two young boys on the cusp of growing up, the cruelty of being a refugee in their own country, a father who is unable to come to terms with this confusing reality-an undercurrent of pain sweeps through his life. In this stream-of-consciousness novel, the protagonist, Manav, makes a physical and metaphorical journey back to Kashmir and relives the past as a part of the present. Rooh emerges as a deeply touching story of tender but broken people he meets along this journey.
Publisher: Penguin Random House India Private Limited
ISBN: 9357080260
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
When Rooh tells Manav in a bar in New York that he ought to go to back home to the hills in Kashmir, he's suddenly thrown into the loop of his past-a blue door, white walls and a house at the end of a lane. Soon, the seemingly small worlds in which his memories reside coalesce into a giant mass and envelop both his past and present, like dark clouds covering a brilliant blue sky. Two young boys on the cusp of growing up, the cruelty of being a refugee in their own country, a father who is unable to come to terms with this confusing reality-an undercurrent of pain sweeps through his life. In this stream-of-consciousness novel, the protagonist, Manav, makes a physical and metaphorical journey back to Kashmir and relives the past as a part of the present. Rooh emerges as a deeply touching story of tender but broken people he meets along this journey.
Jammu and Kashmir 1949-64
Author: Jawaharlal Nehru
Publisher: Viking Adult
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
In 1949, Karan Singh Had Just Turned Eighteen When He Was Appointed Regent To Jammu And Kashmir, Two Years After His Father Maharaja Hari Singh Signed The Instrument Of Accession Merging The Then Independent State With India. For The Next Eighteen Years Dr Singh Remained At The Helm Of Affairs, Successively As Sardar-I-Riyasat And Governor Of The State. As Dr Singh'S Political Mentor, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Was A Source Of Great Strength For A Young Man Who Had Shouldered Large Responsibilities. Jammu And Kashmir 1949-1964 Is A Selection Of 216 Letters From The Correspondence Between Dr Singh And Pandit Nehru Over A Period Of Fifteen Years. The Teething Problems Of A Fledgling Country And A Newly Grafted State, The Emerging Conflicts Between Pakistan And India, The Chinese Aggression Of 1962 These Letters Offer An Unmatched Ringside View Of Momentous Events In Kashmir And The Rest Of India That Unfolded After Independence, Events That Continue To Resonate To This Day. Apart From Insights Into The Political Situation Of The Period, They Also Provide Unexpected Glimpses Into The Personal Lives And Thoughts Of Pandit Nehru And Dr Singh And Reflect The Deep Regard And Affection That The Two Shared. Reproduced At The End Of This Book And Published In Its Entirety For The First Time Is The Memorandum Submitted By Maharaja Hari Singh To President Rajendra Prasad In August 1952, Which Adds An Invaluable Perspective On The Way The Identity And Future Of Kashmir Was Shaped. The Biographical And Explanatory Footnotes That Dr Jawaid Alam Has Provided Impose A Narrative On A Collection Of Letters And Enrich The Text, Making It Accessible To Scholars And Curious Readers Alike.
Publisher: Viking Adult
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
In 1949, Karan Singh Had Just Turned Eighteen When He Was Appointed Regent To Jammu And Kashmir, Two Years After His Father Maharaja Hari Singh Signed The Instrument Of Accession Merging The Then Independent State With India. For The Next Eighteen Years Dr Singh Remained At The Helm Of Affairs, Successively As Sardar-I-Riyasat And Governor Of The State. As Dr Singh'S Political Mentor, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Was A Source Of Great Strength For A Young Man Who Had Shouldered Large Responsibilities. Jammu And Kashmir 1949-1964 Is A Selection Of 216 Letters From The Correspondence Between Dr Singh And Pandit Nehru Over A Period Of Fifteen Years. The Teething Problems Of A Fledgling Country And A Newly Grafted State, The Emerging Conflicts Between Pakistan And India, The Chinese Aggression Of 1962 These Letters Offer An Unmatched Ringside View Of Momentous Events In Kashmir And The Rest Of India That Unfolded After Independence, Events That Continue To Resonate To This Day. Apart From Insights Into The Political Situation Of The Period, They Also Provide Unexpected Glimpses Into The Personal Lives And Thoughts Of Pandit Nehru And Dr Singh And Reflect The Deep Regard And Affection That The Two Shared. Reproduced At The End Of This Book And Published In Its Entirety For The First Time Is The Memorandum Submitted By Maharaja Hari Singh To President Rajendra Prasad In August 1952, Which Adds An Invaluable Perspective On The Way The Identity And Future Of Kashmir Was Shaped. The Biographical And Explanatory Footnotes That Dr Jawaid Alam Has Provided Impose A Narrative On A Collection Of Letters And Enrich The Text, Making It Accessible To Scholars And Curious Readers Alike.
Residue
Author: Nitasha Kaul
Publisher: Rainlight
ISBN: 9788129124852
Category : Indic fiction (English)
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
Named for the revolutionary Trotsky by a missing communist father he never saw, Leon Ali is a Kashmiri born in Britain and brought up by a single mother in Delhi. Keya Raina is a Kashmiri scholar of exile, an insecure immigrant, who collects other people's stories. Marked by the oppressive history of Kashmir, they meet in Berlin, the city of Cold War partitions, and begin a journey of discovery, which reveals to them the story of Shula Farid, the bohemian wife of a staid Bengali diplomat. Through their travels, these two young Kashmiris outside Kashmir find startling truths about themselves in the midst of unwitting identities and multiple belongings-the residue of shared human emotions. A riveting exploration of mobility and affinity across the borders of nation and faith, Residue provides fascinating glimpses of class-stratified urban India, divided Berlin, and complications of identity in England. It is a remarkable novel about divided lands and fortress continents, lines inked in blood and memory, and the absences they create in people's lives and imaginations.
Publisher: Rainlight
ISBN: 9788129124852
Category : Indic fiction (English)
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
Named for the revolutionary Trotsky by a missing communist father he never saw, Leon Ali is a Kashmiri born in Britain and brought up by a single mother in Delhi. Keya Raina is a Kashmiri scholar of exile, an insecure immigrant, who collects other people's stories. Marked by the oppressive history of Kashmir, they meet in Berlin, the city of Cold War partitions, and begin a journey of discovery, which reveals to them the story of Shula Farid, the bohemian wife of a staid Bengali diplomat. Through their travels, these two young Kashmiris outside Kashmir find startling truths about themselves in the midst of unwitting identities and multiple belongings-the residue of shared human emotions. A riveting exploration of mobility and affinity across the borders of nation and faith, Residue provides fascinating glimpses of class-stratified urban India, divided Berlin, and complications of identity in England. It is a remarkable novel about divided lands and fortress continents, lines inked in blood and memory, and the absences they create in people's lives and imaginations.
Rumours of Spring
Author: Farah Bashir
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 9354224229
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
'A terrifying yet tender account of a girlhood spent under near-constant siege.' Madhuri Vijay, author of The Far Field 'Extraordinary - this memoir of growing up in Kashmir in the 1990s is illuminating, heartbreaking, and beautifully told.' Kamila Shamsie, author of Home Fire 'This is an unforgettable work that refuses silence. It is an urgent, brave call for justice.' Maaza Mengiste, author of The Shadow King 'Page after page, Farah Bashir juxtaposes moments of heart-stopping terror and beauty in a stunning memoir of life and love under a bloody military occupation.' Mirza Waheed, author of Tell Her Everything 'I couldn't put it down, and even after it had ended, the people and their stories - wonderful, horrific, familiar and unfathomable - stayed textured and formidable in my mind.' Jennifer Croft, author of Homesick 'A beautifully tender and often heart-stopping memoir of growing up in a world that is spinning out of control.' Mahesh Rao, author of Polite Society Rumours of Spring is the unforgettable account of Farah Bashir's adolescence spent in Srinagar in the 1990s. As Indian troops and militants battle across the cityscape and violence becomes the new normal, a young schoolgirl finds that ordinary tasks - studying for exams, walking to the bus stop, combing her hair, falling asleep - are riddled with anxiety and fear. With haunting simplicity, Farah Bashir captures moments of vitality and resilience from her girlhood amidst the increasing trauma and turmoil of passing years - secretly dancing to pop songs on banned radio stations; writing her first love letter; going to the cinema for the first time - with haunting simplicity. This deeply affecting coming-of-age memoir portrays how territorial conflict surreptitiously affects everyday lives in Kashmir.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 9354224229
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
'A terrifying yet tender account of a girlhood spent under near-constant siege.' Madhuri Vijay, author of The Far Field 'Extraordinary - this memoir of growing up in Kashmir in the 1990s is illuminating, heartbreaking, and beautifully told.' Kamila Shamsie, author of Home Fire 'This is an unforgettable work that refuses silence. It is an urgent, brave call for justice.' Maaza Mengiste, author of The Shadow King 'Page after page, Farah Bashir juxtaposes moments of heart-stopping terror and beauty in a stunning memoir of life and love under a bloody military occupation.' Mirza Waheed, author of Tell Her Everything 'I couldn't put it down, and even after it had ended, the people and their stories - wonderful, horrific, familiar and unfathomable - stayed textured and formidable in my mind.' Jennifer Croft, author of Homesick 'A beautifully tender and often heart-stopping memoir of growing up in a world that is spinning out of control.' Mahesh Rao, author of Polite Society Rumours of Spring is the unforgettable account of Farah Bashir's adolescence spent in Srinagar in the 1990s. As Indian troops and militants battle across the cityscape and violence becomes the new normal, a young schoolgirl finds that ordinary tasks - studying for exams, walking to the bus stop, combing her hair, falling asleep - are riddled with anxiety and fear. With haunting simplicity, Farah Bashir captures moments of vitality and resilience from her girlhood amidst the increasing trauma and turmoil of passing years - secretly dancing to pop songs on banned radio stations; writing her first love letter; going to the cinema for the first time - with haunting simplicity. This deeply affecting coming-of-age memoir portrays how territorial conflict surreptitiously affects everyday lives in Kashmir.