The Tree with A Thousand Apples  (English, Hardcover, Gupta Sanchit)

One of the best one read in recent time by an Indian author. The plot created in backdrop of Kashmir has been handled very well despite the controversy attached, narrated through a tale of relationships and friendship is simply awesome. Full credit goes to the author for building the story so well. The development of the characters who are so real and grey is praise worthy. A refreshing and very different read from a young author in the time of so many me too type books. Well done Sanchit Gupta.

"If a criminal was once a saint & a saint was once a criminal, then who is the criminal & who is the saint?" - a wonderful line from a wonderful book. I am glad I got chance to read 'The Tree with a Thousand Apples" by Sanchit Gupta.

It is a story of Deewan, Bilal, and Safeena. A Kashmiri pandit family of Deewan has to leave J&K within a day. It is like you get only 20 minutes to pack things which you have gathered or nurtured for life. Bilal, a Kashmiri Muslims, who turned into terrorist du...

Just finished reading The Tree with a Thousand Apples and really loved it. Reminded me of books like Kite Runner on Afganistan or The Princess on Saudi Arabia. Its high time someone told the story of Kashmir and he has done it beautifully and done justice to the complexity of everyone being right and wrong.