This is a book that should be read by all those who value personal liberty above everything else.In the summer of 1995, six foreign tourists were abducted by a Pakistani-affiliated terrorist outfit known as Al Faran, from the Meadow in Kashmir, close to the picturesque Lidder valley of Pahalgam. While one of the hostages escaped from captivity almost immediately, a young Norwegian, Hans Christian Ostro was brutally murdered by his captors. The remaining four were last seen almost five months...

Seems like Authors has put all their journalistic experience in making this book. Story started as a scattered light and as it goes on ,all characters has culminated to one point. Had the feeling of watching a high adventurous, high intensity movie with unexpected turn of events and absolutely good screenplay.
But, felt really bad as the (normally movies end on a good note) emotions of the family members who lost their loved ones were inconsolable.
And top of all, those people were guests to...

The title track is a little melodramatic- "the kashmir kidnapping that changed the face of modern terrorism". While I didn't find any clues to this effect anywhere in the book, yet apart from this sensational statement nothing in the book steps the limit or pushes the envelope.

The prose is succinct, poignant at times, especially when the authors describe in vivd detail the personalities of those innocent, long forgotten hostages and the people close to them; people whose lives they touched....

Thought it was all hype. But glad to say it was absolutely not. This is both gripping and shocking in equal measures. I raced through it and it is reverberating, still, around my head. Do not be pout off by the politicing taking place around this book. If you want a good read, and if you want to be informed, and if you want to know more about where we live and breathe read this book. A hymn to our lost humanity!

Gripping narrative of a sordid tale of barbarism, deceit and debauchery. While on the one hand the book beautifully describes the heavenly locales of Kashmir, it never for once loses track of the inhuman circumstances faced by the kidnap victims and the resulting anguish to their family members. It is also a saga of the many unsung heroes of the valley who in their own little way tried to help the victims, the awe-inspiring characters of John Childs and Hans Christian Ostro who refused to acc...

A beautiful insight into one of the most mysterious events of the turmoil. Deeply researched and touching the essence of what lies at stake for both India and Pakistan, and to what lengths both can go to secure the hegemony of ideas in the valley.

just completed this book. I want to write review as soon as i finished it. this is my first attempt on a non-fiction book. right now i have a numb feeling. This shocking revelation of our kashmir is just unbelievable.Anyone who want to know about happenings in kashmir,this is the best book
I brought a fiction crime thriller along with this , expecting that non-fictions are boring. But this book is not less than a fictional crime thriller.
Though there are parts where meadow drags but we canno...

Candid narration and bold attempt. A must read for all those who wish to get a glimpse of other side of coin so called Kashmir.

the meadow one of the finest books i have read.a must read for anyone interested in knowing the truth behind kashmir militancy and the brutal operations that go on in the valley.
unbiased book,enough research done to support the matter.
pain,horror,disgust and above all the truth about kashmir and the role of isi in the militancy in the valley.

an absolute page turner that spring surprises at regular intervals , gives a vivid picture about what went on in Kashmir during the nineties encompassing the dark nexus between the politicians the army the police and also the militants with the kidnappings in the background ....the story's worth every page ..read on!!