Dapaan
Tales from Kashmir’s Conflict
$47.22
- Paperback
344 pages
- Release Date
30 June 2025
Summary
In this haunting, probing book, an award-winning journalist interviews ordinary Kashmiris about the tales of war told in their homes and shaping their communities.
In Kashmir, folktales often begin with the word dapaan, ‘it is said’. So too do local narratives told and retold about the past, among people who have lived through nearly eight decades of a bitter contest between India and Pakistan.
This is a story about stories. In the hyper-nationalist d…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781805262916 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1805262912 |
| Author: | Ipsita Chakravarty |
| Publisher: | C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd |
| Imprint: | C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 344 |
| Release Date: | 30 June 2025 |
| Weight: | 372g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 138mm |
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Critics Review
‘Immersive … the book builds on conversations with people living across the length and breadth of the Valley, ferreting out stories that both haunt and fascinate you.’
* Frontline Magazine *‘Chakravarty’s reportage is meticulous, her prose lyrical and precise… Dapaan is a searing testament to the enduring power of narrative.’
* Telegraph India *‘For many people, the only thing they know about Kashmir is that India and Pakistan dispute it. This book will add depth, texture and great sadness to that knowledge.’
* Survival *‘A triumph. Chakravarty’s “river of stories” presents a prosaic and haunting history of the tragedy that is Kashmir.’
– John Zubrzycki, author of Dethroned: The Downfall of India’s Princely States and The Shortest History of India‘A beautifully written elegy to Kashmir, capturing the pain of its recent decades of conflict and older history of oppression. Chakravarty brings to life the voices of ordinary Kashmiris with their rich mix of humour, inventiveness, superstition, melancholy and hurt.’
– Myra MacDonald, journalist and author of White as the Shroud: India, Pakistan and War on the Frontiers of Kashmir‘What is it like to live in a battleground? To be part of a conflict that has dragged on for two generations? Amid informers and insurgents, protests and crackdowns? Ipsita Chakravarty—a brilliant observer and magical writer—records the stories, and forms of story, by which Kashmiris keep a reckoning. A wonderful, compassionate yet deeply tragic book.’
– Andrew Whitehead, former BBC India Correspondent, and author of A Mission in KashmirAbout The Author
Ipsita Chakravarty
Ipsita Chakravarty is an award-winning journalist who has reported on politics and armed conflict in Kashmir and North-East India for a decade. She has worked as a reporter, editor and opinion writer for national dailies including The Times of India, The Telegraph, and The Indian Express.
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