For those who associate Kashmir with the violence that has claimed tens of thousands of lives, Koul's lovely elegiac memoir The Tiger Ladies shows that the isolated vale in the Himalayas was a heaven before it became a hell...Koul succeeds through sensuous detail in summoning the vanished Kashmir, the one of rainbow days and clear mountains and Hindus living peacefully with Muslims. -Bryan Walsh, Time Magazine (Asian edition) The first memoir about...
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As a 25 year old U.S. citizen I had heard of Kashmir and was vaguely aware of its history and troubles. What I wasn't aware of, was what it meant to be Kashmiri or to live in Kashmir. I was not aware of the way of life that was lost in the recent violence. In Ms. Koul's book, she illuminates the valley between India and Pakistan. I must admit I was a bit jealous while reading through it. Ms. Koul writes about Kashmir's physical...
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An intimate story of growing up in Kashmir - more precisely - in the Vale of Kashmir, the nearest thing to paradise on earth, in the words of a past Muslim conqueror of India. I could not put this book down from start to finish. Marvelous details of family life and the politics/history of Indian partition and conflict are woven together with a quiet passion that only a genuine love for one's homeland can inspire. The writer...
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Against the backdrop of the lives of three generations of Kasmiri women, Sudah Koul weaves a tapestry of life in the beautiful valley beneath the Himalayas which remained somewhat isolated and serene despite the political realities which would eventually tear it apart. I would disagree with the editorial review as far as the "subtle signs of segregation that later explode into sectarian violence...". On the contrary, Koul...
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