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A review by vani_in_wonderland_
A Long Season of Ashes by Siddhartha Gigoo
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
4.0
Heaven and Hell is a matter of afterlife. What about the hell people are made to go through on Earth itself, delving into the earthly inferno of human's inhumanity? What Judgement day or Qayamat ki Raat or Chitragupta's register of deeds do they have to wait for? Which courtroom door do they knock to receive their due justice? Does it even exist?
This work of personal history has given voice to not just his experiences but of several others that might have remained voiceless. It invokes the empathy that was long due from us for every imaginable or unimaginable struggle and loss that Kashmiri Pandits were made to go through, before and after the exodus. In my opinion, this should not be left on the shelves like they were left in camps. It demands to be read and shared..
Detailed review at https://scroll.in/article/1065576/a-long-season-of-ashes-a-memoir-of-flight-fight-and-survival-for-kashmiri-pandits-in-exile
This work of personal history has given voice to not just his experiences but of several others that might have remained voiceless. It invokes the empathy that was long due from us for every imaginable or unimaginable struggle and loss that Kashmiri Pandits were made to go through, before and after the exodus. In my opinion, this should not be left on the shelves like they were left in camps. It demands to be read and shared..
Detailed review at https://scroll.in/article/1065576/a-long-season-of-ashes-a-memoir-of-flight-fight-and-survival-for-kashmiri-pandits-in-exile