About the book
“Agar Firdaus bar roy-e zamin ast, hamin ast-o hamin ast-o hamin ast.”
In English: If there is a paradise on earth, it is here, it is here, and it is here.
This is a story of Kashmir once a paradise on earth, a subject of poetry and a frequent venue for movie producers. Now amidst internal strife, mostly an outcome of power play by a neighboring sectarian state. A strife resulting from an unholy division of India into India and Pakistan.
This is a story of two childhood friends, Krishna a Kashmiri Pandit, a Brahman, and Mustafa a Kashmiri Muslim who are both medical students in Srinagar. Mustafa’s family is assassinated by a radical group calling themselves mujahideen who are offended by the candid reporting of the strife in Kashmir by Mustafa Sheikh’s father a Newspaper reporter for the Kashmir Gazette but Mustafa escapes the assassination as he was in the medical school campus at the time of the assassination.
This is the story of Mustafa’s run from Srinagar to New Delhi and eventually out of India as the mujahideen trace him to various medical institutions where he is completing his medical training.
This is a love story of a Muslim boy pursued by the mujahideen and a Hindu fellow medical student, who are deeply in love but separated mostly because the boy is forced to leave India, and journey to Africa and to America.
This is a story of enduring love and highest morality, a story of religious tolerance, a story that has a happy ending.
Editions of Kashmir on fire
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9781514415474
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781514415467
- EBook
- ISBN 9781514415450
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“Agar Firdaus bar roy-e zamin ast, hamin ast-o hamin ast-o hamin ast.”
In English: If there is a paradise on earth, it is here, it is here, and it is here.
This is a story of Kashmir once a paradise on earth, a subject of poetry and a frequent venue for movie producers. Now amidst internal strife, mostly an outcome of power play by a neighboring sectarian state. A strife resulting from an unholy division of India into India and Pakistan.
This is a story of two childhood friends, Krishna a Kashmiri Pandit, a Brahman, and Mustafa a Kashmiri Muslim who are both medical students in Srinagar. Mustafa’s family is assassinated by a radical group calling themselves mujahideen who are offended by the candid reporting of the strife in Kashmir by Mustafa Sheikh’s father a Newspaper reporter for the Kashmir Gazette but Mustafa escapes the assassination as he was in the medical school campus at the time of the assassination.
This is the story of Mustafa’s run from Srinagar to New Delhi and eventually out of India as the mujahideen trace him to various medical institutions where he is completing his medical training.
This is a love story of a Muslim boy pursued by the mujahideen and a Hindu fellow medical student, who are deeply in love but separated mostly because the boy is forced to leave India, and journey to Africa and to America.
This is a story of enduring love and highest morality, a story of religious tolerance, a story that has a happy ending.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Kashmir on fire about?
“Agar Firdaus bar roy-e zamin ast, hamin ast-o hamin ast-o hamin ast.”
In English: If there is a paradise on earth, it is here, it is here, and it is here.
This is a story of Kashmir once a paradise on earth, a subject of poetry and a frequent venue for movie producers. Now amidst internal strife, mostly an outcome of power play by a neighboring sectarian state. A strife resulting from an unholy division of India into India and Pakistan.
This is a story of two childhood friends, Krishna a Kashmiri Pandit, a Brahman, and Mustafa a Kashmiri Muslim who are both medical students in Srinagar. Mustafa’s family is assassinated by a radical group calling themselves mujahideen who are offended by the candid reporting of the strife in Kashmir by Mustafa Sheikh’s father a Newspaper reporter for the Kashmir Gazette but Mustafa escapes the assassination as he was in the medical school campus at the time of the assassination.
This is the story of Mustafa’s run from Srinagar to New Delhi and eventually out of India as the mujahideen trace him to various medical institutions where he is completing his medical training.
This is a love story of a Muslim boy pursued by the mujahideen and a Hindu fellow medical student, who are deeply in love but separated mostly because the boy is forced to leave India, and journey to Africa and to America.
This is a story of enduring love and highest morality, a story of religious tolerance, a story that has a happy ending.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Kashmir on fire?
Fiction > Fiction: literary and general non-genre
Where can I read a sample of Kashmir on fire?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781514415474
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Kashmir on fire?
Onaly A. Kapasi, MD
Who is the Publisher of the book Kashmir on fire?
Xlibris
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Kashmir on fire is available as hardcover(ISBN 9781514415474) and paperback(ISBN 9781514415467) and ebook(ISBN 9781514415450)