{"product_id":"1jdb2xhei8pr","title":"Loal Kashmir : Love and Longing in a Torn Land by Mehak Jamal [Hardcover]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA rare collection of stories of love, longing and loss from a region that has witnessed decades of conflict, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eLoal Kashmir\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e seeks to answer the question: what happens when you cannot communicate your longing to your beloved?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLoal, the Kashmiri word for love and affection, is the common thread running through all sixteen of these true-life narratives: Javed, on his way to show off his love letter to a friend, gets caught in a crackdown; newlywed Zara waits to be reunited with her husband in America, her visa application flagged indefinitely; Sagar and Aalmeen plan moments of stolen time during the uncertainty of militancy; Nadiya looks for Shahid from her window, coughing as caustic fumes of tear gas seep in; Khawar and Iqra struggle to reach each other when the abrogation of Article 370 leads to a shutdown across Kashmir.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhile the waves of discord in the Valley have been cemented in history, what has been rendered invisible are the lived experiences of its inhabitants. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eLoal Kashmir\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, by gathering the tenderest of Kashmir's tales--its accounts of love--attempts correcting this lapse.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Fourth Estate","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48327822049530,"sku":"1JDB2XHEI8PR","price":425.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/0473\/5226\/files\/1JDB2XHEI8PR.jpg?v=1738442072","url":"https:\/\/versoz.co.in\/products\/1jdb2xhei8pr","provider":"VERSOZ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}