{"product_id":"shigaf","title":"Shigaf","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe pain of displacement isnt merely the pain of being cut off from a cultural and social heritage, but rather the utter helplessness of wandering with ones roots exposed and unable to find a foothold, which Amita, living in San Sebastian (Spain) during her exile, has been writing about in her blog. This novel, which captivatingly captures Amitas disorienting and confused journey back to the Kashmir Valley from Don Quixotes Road to La Mancha, offers no explanation or solution to displacement and terrorism. Rather, it revives the few moments of courage that were crushed amidst the brutal battles of faith and disbelief, and re-plants the fallen signboard that reads, My brother, a path to peace passes through this too. Shigaf, a crack that has permanently formed in the soul of Kashmiri culture, from which secularism has seeped to a degree. The novels journalist protagonist, Zaman, strives to fill this crack. Amita and Zaman, who have the same goal but yet preserve the values of life born from two opposite and contrasting pasts, often clash with each other, entangled in process and reaction. Manisha Kulshrestha is presenting the painful story of Kashmir and Kashmiriyat in a unique way in her novel Shigaf, with a different angle, new stylistic experiments and fresh language, through Amitas blog, Yasmins diary, the mythical collage of human bomb Zulekha, and the monologue of separatist leader Wasim.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rajkamal Prakashan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45870877081798,"sku":"DADAX8126722444","price":5.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0695\/9389\/1014\/files\/811daa--IlL.jpg?v=1779460359","url":"https:\/\/ergodemedia.com\/products\/shigaf","provider":"Ergodemedia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}