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About the It was the early 90s, and the pine-scented air of Srinagar unexpectedly began reeking of bigotry and insurgency. The well kept roads were suddenly paved with the blood of innocents and martyrs. The homely reminiscences exuding from neighborhood houses had been cruelly deserted. It was the early 90s, and the folksy happy-go-lucky personalities of Srinagar suddenly were replaced by a deepening graveness. The din that would usually resound from joint-family houses had been swiftly silenced. The children had been thrust into adulthood. It was the early 90s, and Yemberzal Bhat stood teetering precariously on the precipice of internal and external ruin as the Kashmiri Exodus heightened and heightened until it reached its climax. It was the early 90s, but for each Kashmiri Pandit, it was the end of the world as they knew it. Listen to Yemberzal Bhat narrate her tale of navigating girlhood alongside political and religious conflicts and trauma in this short historical fiction novella, based on real events. This is her story; this is the story of each and every Kashmiri Pandit.
About the Zitien Tickoo is a 15-year-old Kashmiri girl who is an amalgam of many an aesthete, a deep thinker and a bibliophile. A theatre aficionado, she further enjoys reading and analysing literature and, of course, crafting stories, among various other things. A three-time gold medalist in the English Olympiad (2019, 2021 and 2022), she is also publishing a short story in an anthology as a part of Scholastic India's mentoring programme, titled Treasured Chronicles. This is her first stand-alone novel, but certainly not her last.
About the Zitien Tickoo is a 15-year-old Kashmiri girl who is an amalgam of many an aesthete, a deep thinker and a bibliophile. A theatre aficionado, she further enjoys reading and analysing literature and, of course, crafting stories, among various other things. A three-time gold medalist in the English Olympiad (2019, 2021 and 2022), she is also publishing a short story in an anthology as a part of Scholastic India's mentoring programme, titled Treasured Chronicles. This is her first stand-alone novel, but certainly not her last.
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Published May 9, 2023
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November 6, 2023
The book delivers an amazing writing, it is the Indian context Persepolis. The book is a good short read , the book allows you to witness the Kashmiri pandit exodus through the perspective of a child. I totally recommend this book and hope of the author releases a sequel of the book. A return to Kashmir, will wait for that day.
August 14, 2023
SO NICE I LOVED IT I DIED DEAD
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