Understanding the Plight of Kashmiri People: A Comparative Analysis of Rahul Pandita’s “Our Moon Has Blood Clots” and Basharat Peer’s “Curfewed Night”
Author : Dr. Pratima Rai and Sohelmohammedpathan I Khan
Abstract :
The region of Kashmir has remained on the cover page of mainstream media and global platforms since the partition of India and Pakistan. Both countries are intact to govern the region. The Region has been witnessing bloodshed, violence and insurgency from the time of its formation as a state. As a result of this power struggle, the people of Kashmir have become the major victims of suffering. Kashmiri Muslims and Kashmiri Pandits, both have been victimized by the never ending bitter political fight. This research paper intends to examine the grief and plight of Kashmiri Muslims as well as Kashmiri Pandits. Rahul Pandita’s “Our Moons Has Blood Clots” is his memoir which covers the cruelty on Kashmiri Pandits by extremists during 1990s. “Curfewd Night” is also a memoir by Basharat Peer that depicts his experiences in the wake of the insurgency in Indian administered Jammu and Kashmir in the 1990s.
Keywords :
Plight, suffering, violence, narratives, Kashmiriyat
