Kashmir: The Untold Story

The book examines how prolonged violence, militancy, counter-insurgency and political uncertainty have affected Kashmiri society. Quraishi explores disappearing young men, families living with fear, damaged social relationships, insecurity among a generation of Kashmiris and the erosion of the Valley's earlier sense of harmony.

Humra Quraishi is a journalist and author who has reported extensively from Kashmir for more than two decades. Her work focuses on social and political realities and gives particular attention to the experiences of people living through conflict.

Kashmir: The Untold Story looks beyond statistics, political statements and reports of violence to explore the everyday human consequences of the Kashmir conflict. Quraishi records the experiences of families separated from loved ones, people living amid uncertainty and fear, and young Kashmiris whose lives have been shaped by prolonged instability.

The book also considers Kashmir's troubled history, social tensions, elections, changing political circumstances and the loss of the Valley's earlier cultural and social harmony. It ultimately presents a human-centred portrait of a society struggling under the weight of continuing turmoil.