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Postbox Kashmir : two lives in letters / Divya Arya.

Arya, Divya, (author.).

Summary:
"Do only Muslims live in Kashmir? Why do girls in Kashmir do stone pelting? Whom do they want freedom from? Can you imagine being confined to the four walls of your home with no internet, no social media? Are Kashmiris really invisible to the rest of the country? These are some of the questions two teenagers--Saumya in Delhi and Duaa in Kashmir--asked through letters they exchanged over almost three years. Framing these letters is the detailed history and commentary provided by Divya Arya, a BBC journalist who asked them to be pen pals, which places their conversations against the backdrop of the political history and turbulent present of Kashmir and India. Postbox Kashmir takes on the challenging task of attempting to portray life in Kashmir from the perspective of the young minds growing inside it and providing a context of understanding for the young generation watching it from the outside." -- Back cover.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780143451693
  • ISBN: 0143451693
  • Physical Description: 203 pages ; 20 cm
  • Publisher: Haryana, India : Duckbill, an imprint of Penguin Random House, 2021.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"First published in Duckbill Books by Penguin Random House India 2021" -- Title page verso.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-201).
Target Audience Note:
Ages 13 and up.
Subject: Teenagers > India > Jammu and Kashmir > Social conditions > Juvenile literature.
Teenagers > India > Delhi > Social conditions > Juvenile literature.
Muslim teenagers > Social conditions > Juvenile literature.
Pen pals > India > Delhi > Juvenile literature.
Pen pals > India > Jammu and Kashmir > Juvenile literature.
Jammu and Kashmir (India) > Politics and government > 21st century > Juvenile literature.
Genre: Personal correspondence.

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Albright Memorial Library YOUNG ADULT 305.235 ARYA (Text) 50686016293099 Adult Nonfiction Available -

Summary: "Do only Muslims live in Kashmir? Why do girls in Kashmir do stone pelting? Whom do they want freedom from? Can you imagine being confined to the four walls of your home with no internet, no social media? Are Kashmiris really invisible to the rest of the country? These are some of the questions two teenagers--Saumya in Delhi and Duaa in Kashmir--asked through letters they exchanged over almost three years. Framing these letters is the detailed history and commentary provided by Divya Arya, a BBC journalist who asked them to be pen pals, which places their conversations against the backdrop of the political history and turbulent present of Kashmir and India. Postbox Kashmir takes on the challenging task of attempting to portray life in Kashmir from the perspective of the young minds growing inside it and providing a context of understanding for the young generation watching it from the outside." --

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