This Our Paradise
This Our Paradise is a 2024 novel by Karan Mujoo. It follows the lives of two Kashmiri families - one Hindu and one Muslim - as they navigate the political and social unrest in the 1990s. The two main protagonists are an unnamed eight-year-old boy and a young man named Shahid. Through their narrative were seen the rising insurgency in Kashmir and its bloody aftermath. The book was published by Penguin Random House in May 2024.
Reviews
[edit]Manisha Gangahar of The Tribune while reviewing the book wrote that "one of the novel's strengths lies in its ability to humanise the Kashmir conflict, providing readers with an intimate glimpse into the scars of the turmoil."[1] Kartik Chauhan in his review for Scroll.in called the book, "a tender, heartbreaking, and ingeniously panoramic."[2] Hindustan Times wrote: "In Mujoo's vivid picture of Kashmiri society, nobody is overlooked, not even the Henz or the boat people, who are at the bottom of the caste ladder. The reader is taken into a settlement of sweepers, scavengers and tanners."[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Mujoo, Karan (June 23, 2024). "Collective human tragedy comes forth in Karan Mujoo's novel based on Kashmir". The Tribune. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
- ^ Chauhan, Kartik (21 July 2024). "'This Our Paradise': Karan Mujoo's debut novel is tender, heartbreaking, and ingeniously panoramic". Scroll. Retrieved Jul 21, 2024.
- ^ Jha, Sharmistha. "Review: This Our Paradise by Karan Mujoo". Hindustan Times. Retrieved Nov 7, 2024.