Just into his teens, at 14, rahul and his family, who are kashmiri pandits, were forced to leave their home in srinagar because they were the minority within the muslimmajority state. Rahul pandita was fourteen years old when he was forced to leave his home in. Our moon has blood clots is the unspoken chapter in the story of kashmir, in which it was purged of the kashmiri pandit community in a violent ethnic cleansing backed by islamist militants. Read our moon has blood clots a memoir of a lost home in kashmir by rahul pandita available from rakuten kobo. Rahul pandita was fourteen years old in 1990 when he was forced to leave his home in srinagar along with his family, who were kashmiri pandits.
Hundreds of people were tortured and killed, and about. Our moon has blood clotsenglish, paperback, pandita rahul. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. On monday 4th february 20 filmmaker vidhu vinod chopra launched author rahul pandita s latest book our moon has blood clots at title waves book store in mumbai. Ive been wanting to tell this story for the past 20 years. Our moon has blood clots by rahul pandita is the truth of the life that kashmiri pandits have. Our moon has blood clots this book list for those who looking for to read and enjoy the our moon has blood clots, you can read or download pdfepub books and dont forget to give credit to the trailblazing authors. Author rahul pandita with his latest book our moon has blood clots during its launch, held at title waves book store in mumbai on february 4, 20. The book, our moon has blood clots, as the blurb says is a memoir of a young kashmiri pandit, who was forced to leave his land, his home kashmir in the turbulent times of 1990. They were kashmiri panditsthe hindu minority within a muslimmajority kashmir that was by 1990 becoming increasingly agitated with the cries of azaadi from india. The exodus of the kashmiri pandits 20 hardcover on. Our moon has blood clots is the story of kashmir, in which hundreds of. As a young boy, rahul pandita was exiled from his native kashmir.
In our moon has blood clots, rahul pandita describes what it was like to. The untold story of indias maoist movement, and the co author of the critically acclaimed. Book name our moon has blood clots author name rahul pandita. Rahul pandita is a journalist and an author based in delhi. The book our moon has blood clots is a firstperson account of the exodus of kashmiri pandits from kashmir in the 1990s. Rahul pandita get your copy of our moon has blood clots today. It was the time, as pandita says in the book, when people would say that theyd collect the next ration in pakistan. In this episode of just books, we speak to journalist, rahul pandita, on his book our moon has blood clots, a memoir of the flight. This is one question we ask others without reading too much into it.
Just finished reading this book, i feel angry, void, depressed, furious, frustrated, helpless, numb all at the same time. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Rahul panditas resignation letter to malini parthasarthy. The book, our moon has blood clots, as the blurb says is a memoir of a young kashmiri pandit, who was forced to after having read and loved basharat peers memoir on kashmir curfewed night four years ago, i couldnt wait to get my hands on rahul pandita s our moon has blood clots when i heard about it. The exodus of the kashmiri pandits is a 20 memoir by indian author rahul pandita about the exodus of kashmiri hindus in the late 1989 and early 1990. Hundreds of people were tortured and killed, and about 350,000 kashmiri pandits were forced to leave their homes and spend the rest of their lives in exile in their own country. The exodus of the kashmiri pandits, journalist rahul pandita s memoirs of his familys flight from the muslimdominated valley during the onset of the violent insurgency.
Hundreds of people were tortured and killed, and about 3,50,000 kashmiri pandits were forced to leave their homes and spend the rest of their lives in exile. And the building up of the circumstances for the exodus. About the book our moon has blood clots is the unspoken chapter in the story of kashmir in which it was purged of the kashmiri pandit community in a violent ethnic cleansing backed by islamism militants hundreds of people were tortured and killed and about 3, 50,000 kashmiri pandits were forced to leave their homes and spend the rest of their lives in exile in their own. Pandita has worked as a war correspondent, and is known for his ample news reporting from the war hit countries like iraq and sri lanka. Vidhu vinod chopra launches rahul panditas book times. Truth that has been silenced again and again and yet like a phoenix rises. Notes some of books may not available for your country and only available for those who subscribe and depend to the source of the book library websites. Kashmir is often described by many admirers as heaven on earth. This powerful and moving book throws a sharp new light onto one of the most tragic conflicts in the modern world. He has also written a touching book on the kashmiri pundit exodus our moon has blood clots.
Our moon has blood clots by rahul pandita is a memoir of a lost home, of thousands of kashmiri pandits like pandita himself, when they were forced out of the valley by insurgents funded by our neighboring country. The exodus of the kashmiri pandits, journalist rahul pandita s. The book is about kashmiri pandits exodus from kashmir. But now, after reading this book, after reading this book in two extended sittings because it was so gripping, i realize that this is a story that needs to be told in louder voices. Rahul pandita is the author of the bestselling hello, bastar. They found the old man dead in his tent, with a pack of chilled milk pressed against his right cheek. Our moon has blood clots by rahul pandita overdrive. Even as he wrote extensively on how the situation looked like after the massive political and constitutional change in the status of kashmir in indian union, rahul has listed ten key takeaways. In our moon has blood clots subtitled as a memoir of a lost home in kashmir, rahul pandita describes what it was like to be a kashmiri when the tribal militants led and motivated by the pakistani army first crossed the border in 194748 to wreak havoc on the lives of innocent hindus, what it was like to be a kashmiri during the initial insurgency years of the. It is a very wellresearched documentation on what led to the kashmiri pandit. Rahul pandita is a stellar journalist who has reported extensively on naxalite movement, poverty related issues in the hinterland etc. Prominent journalist and author of our moon has blood clot, rahul pandita is one of the few journalists who reported from kashmir in the aftermath of article 370 repeal.
If i had to describe rahul panditas latest book our moon has blood clots in one word it would be truth. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then. As someone critical of state excesses in kashmir and put out by reports of the discovery of unmarked graves and the. The exodus of the kashmiri pandits his mother tongue may be punjabi, but joginder paul writes in urdu and he has won awards for his fiction, which puts another nail in the coffin of the idea that any language belongs to one particular community. Our moon has blood clots is the story of kashmir, in which hundreds of thousands of pandits were. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Apart from that, rahul panditas brilliant book, our moon has b lood clots is a significant resource for the film. It stirred into life the worst nightmares of kashmiri pandits living in the valley. Rahul panditas kashmir thread unrolled the dispatch. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. It is a place where everybody has a piece of their own colourful sky. Our moon has blood clots is the unspoken chapter in the story of kashmir in which it was purged of the kashmiri pandit community in a violent ethnic cleansing backed by islamism militants hundreds of people were tortured and killed and about 3, 50,000 kashmiri pandits were forced to leave their homes and spend the rest of their lives in exile in their own country.
Our moon has blood clots as someone critical of state excesses in kashmir and put out by reports of the discovery of unmarked graves and the. It was a very special read for me as the topic of kashmiri pandits has always been close to my heart. And its a memoir on growing up in kashmir as a religious minority, essentially, kashmiri hindus, also known as kashmiri panditsa small, miniscule community that lived in kashmir for hundreds of years and were forced into permanent exile as refugees in their own country in 198990, when an islamist. Our moon has blood clots rahul pandita random house india rs. Our moon has blood clots is a detailed memoir of the violent ethnic cleansing of the kashmiri pandit community written by rahul pandita. Kashmiri pandits, they were part of the minority in kashmir, and the islamic. Best quote of the book major saab, i lost my home, not my humanity. But there is another part of the story that has remained unrecorded and buried. This powerful and moving book throws a sharp new light onto one. However, in the recent years, his focal point has been the maoist movement in indias red corridor.
From our moon has blood clots random house india read an excerpt published in the hindu. Rahul pandita was fourteen years old in 1990 when he was. This is a hindu pandit homemakers constant refrain in exile in our moon has blood clots. Author rahul pandita with his latest book our moon has. Summary of the book rahul pandita and his family were forced to leave their home in srinagar in 1990. Kashmir whenever i used to hear this word the picture that came to my mind was of shikaras floating on water, orchards laden with kashmiri apples,dry fruits etc, people strolling with kangri inside their dresses, valleys, snows and everything which made jehangir.
Our moon has blood clots is the story of kashmir, in which hundreds of thousands of pandits were tortured, killed and forced to leave their homes by islamist militants, and forced to spend the rest of their lives in exile in their own country. Pandita has written a deeply personal, powerful and unforgettable story of history, home and loss. The exodus of the kashmiri pandits is a 20 memoir by indian author rahul pandita about the exodus of kashmiri hindus in the. This excerpt from pablo nerudas oh, my lost city is where our moon has blood clots by rahul pandita got its title. But thats exactly what rahul pandita, the author, does through his book, our moon has blood clots. Rahul pandita was fourteen years old when he was forced to leave his home in srinagar along with his family.