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Our Moon Has Blood Clots - The Exodus of the Kashmiri Pandits (English, Hardcover, Pandita Rahul)

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Pandita Rahul

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Language: English
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Random House, India
Genre: History
ISBN: 9788184000870, 8184000871
Pages: 264

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Our Moon has Blood Clots is a detailed memoir of the violent ethnic cleansing of the Kashmiri Pandit community written by Rahul Pandita.

Summary of the Book

Rahul Pandita and his family were forced to leave their home in Srinagar in 1990. Kashmiri Pandits, they were part of the minority in Kashmir, and the Islamic militants threatened their very lives. In this book he reveals how hundreds of people were tortured and cast out of their homes. About 3,50,000 Kashmiri Pandits were forced out of the state, and into a life of exile in their own nation. In a deeply personal and powerful story of history, home and ultimately, loss, Rahul Pandita tells a tale that has been crying to be told.

About Rahul Pandita

Rahul Pandita is an Indian writer. He has also written: Hello, Bastar: The Untold Story of India’s Maoist Movement and co-authored The Absent State.

The current title was shortlisted for The Crossword Book Award. A reporter with extensive experience in war zones that include Iraq and Sri Lanka, Rahul won the International Red Cross award for conflict reporting.

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Random House, India

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Author Info

Rahul Pandita is a journalist and an author based in Delhi. He is a 2015 Yale World Fellow. He has also authored The Lover Boy of Bahawalpur: How the Pulwama Case was Cracked, Hello, Bastar: The Untold Story of India's Maoist Movement and co-authored The Absent State. He has extensively reported from war zones, including Iraq and Sri Lanka. In 2010, he was awarded the International Red Cross Award for conflict reporting. Rahul is also the co-writer of Vidhu Vinod Chopra's 2020 film, Shikara.

Dimensions

Width	40 mm
Height	200 mm
Length	140 mm

Ratings & Reviews

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Our moon has blood clots.... Must Read....... Must Read

This book took me back to the times of the exodus... I remember the days vividly till date. Being 8 years of age at that time I couldn't understand that my winter vacations at school would be my last adieu there. This well charted manuscript written in a lucid and crystal clear manner sheds the profane mannerism of the majority community over there. I was shaken and had a chill running down my spine while I read page after page. The horrific atmosphere prevalent that time was being recreated ...

varun

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Our Moon has blood clots

I should start by saying that our history has huge gaps....I heard about this book on NDTV's program on Kashmiri Pandits and I ordered it in Kindle edition. I could not keep it down until I had finished it because finally I was learning about the plight of the Pandits; raw,as it happened with no efforts at glossing over the harsh reality of this ethnic cleansing in Modern India.
While living in Delhi I was a witness to the trickle of Pandits into Delhi and daily saw their pathetic little wood...

Vandana Mittal

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Well Documented events of Author's life

If this account of the events of the author’s life is read by every secularist, they would understand what it means to be a secularist. Best quote of the book “Major Saab, I lost my home, not my Humanity". Being human is what matters in this world and I could foresee it will be a rare virtue to be seen in the homosapiens in the coming days.

I admire the writer for his bold way to say that they invaded us.

I pity the sad state of affairs in JK. All we can hope is that India regains the lan...

VINAY GARIMELLA

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Aug, 2013

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A must read

This book is a must read for all the Indians, because it really exposes the lies that the GOI had been projecting to the public on the issue of Kashmir for years. It scares me when I try to put myself in the shoes of the Kashmiri Pandits. If it can happen in Kashmir, it can happen anywhere in India. What if it happens to one of us? That is the thought which really sends shivers down my spine. It is sad to see successive governments not taking toll of the Kashmir situation and trying to come u...

Dakshinamurty N V

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Yes, our moon does have blood clots

Rahul Pandita s book is one of the finest exile literature coming out from Kashmiri Pandit Community, its not just his story, its my story and story of each of 7 lakh exiled Kashmiri Pandits. Rahul Pandita has aptly depicited the pain of an exiled community. Read this book to know why 7 Lakh Kashmiri Pandits were hounded out Kashmir, Read this book to know, that it was not first time they were hounded out, read this book to know, why it is often said by our parents" Hum reh nahin rahey theyy ...

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Very Good

The book has the view how to see that Kashmir where the Kashmiri Pandits were tortured by the Antisocial Person And also captured the view of 90's Kashmir. The book writer is also tortured by them , that's why he trying to express the feelings of Kashmiri Pandits. I must suggest you all to read this book. It will give you a better feeling.??

Ankit Jayswal

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Mar, 2020

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A true representation of the Kashmiri's wounds!!

This book was recommended by one of my friend, who is himself a Kashmiri Pandit and a victim of exodus from Kashmir due to Militancy in 90s. The books defines the kind of mindset Kashmir was holding with itself right from an era of partition between India and Pakistan. It also honestly and bravely depicts the way Pandits were targeted and betrayed by their own muslim friends and neighbors.. Excellent book

nilesh ranjan

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Jun, 2017

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Great and brave book...all Indians must read it to understand the plight of KPs

Great book, and more than great book it is a brave book that not many can even think to write in the so called secular country like India.

But I am not happy with the inclusion of Guj riots and subsequent abuse to RSS in this book, it was completely irrelevant and at the same time, abuse to RSS was too baseless. I do not doubt the secular and liberal credentials of Rahul Pandita, but am still not sure that why in India, a person can not prove his secular or liberal credentials without abusi...

Manish Chauhan

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Mar, 2013

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Just wow!

A true example of How Bad the Religious Fanaticism can get!
Rahul's personal experiences alongwith the stories of other Kashmiri Pandits, Our Moon has Blood Clots, is a must read for every Indian.
To realise, how little do we know about the kashmiris, their culture, the atrocities they faced in the 90s & further,
This is 2020, and justice hasn't prevailed yet for them.

kartikey jain

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May, 2020

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An honest and savage account

This is a savage, dead-on-honest account of an "uncool", unfashionable" episode of modern India, which hasn't got any sort of recognition from any corner. We talk about minorities, their status in the country, how to improve their lives blah, blah, blah, but never spare a thought for the minority Hindu pandits living in J&K. This book is a resounding slap in the face of this hypocrisy. As Mr. Ramachandra Guha rightly pointed out, "Every paragraph of this compelling memoir rings deeply true".

Dr.Soumya Saha

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Jul, 2013

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Q:is the language easy or tough ?

A:Language is easy enough to read

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Q:Is it useful for upsc

A:Not much

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Q:Is it written in simple English?

A:Yes.

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Q:Does the book capture enough informations regarding the topic on which it is written?

A:The book is written about the exodus of Kasmiri migrants from Kashmir and it is written by one among them. It is not reportage but a personal experience.

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Q:how many pages?

A:256 pages. Excellent book.

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Q:How many page in this book ?

A:About 200....pages

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Q:does it comes with a bookmark?

A:NO.

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Q:May I get the hindi version of this book?

A:No learn English n read the book :)

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