Shadows of Azadi
Women's Lives in the Crucible of Kashmir
$40.49
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
16 July 2025
Summary
‘Azaadi’, or ‘freedom’, represents a woman’s right to choose, and to live by the choices she makes. So what happens when you aren’t allowed to choose? When your childhood, education, worklife and self-determined future are forbidden due to your gender?
In the conflict-torn and highly militarised region of Kashmir, ‘Azaadi’ can mean different things to different people. For one woman, it could mean expressing her innermost thoughts without the fear of punishment. For another, it could …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780522880694 |
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| ISBN-10: | 052288069X |
| Author: | Manisha Sobhrajani |
| Publisher: | Melbourne University Press |
| Imprint: | Melbourne University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 16 July 2025 |
| Weight: | 440g |
| Dimensions: | 23mm x 261mm x 182mm |
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About The Author
Manisha Sobhrajani
Manisha Sobhrajani is a journalist who works with communities in remote and hostile environments across India, on issues of trauma and reconciliation. Her books include The Land I Dream of: The Story of Kashmir’s Women (2014) and Forest of Tides: The Untold Story of the Sunderbans (2018). Sobhrajani lives in Hyderabad.
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