Kashmir: A Case of Freedom by Tariq AliMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
The essay called 'Fayazabad 31223' and 'The story of Kashmir' are the best parts of the book. Fayazabad 31223 made me cry. The emotion it produce is one of the most horrifying real story I ever heard. The author of the essay done a remarkable job while telling this story. The allegation in the story very serious and heinous, and if no one knows about it except the author and selected person involved in than its a shame. The story of Kashmir is short but well framed. The author certainly knows very mush about Kashmir problem. his second story is not that good but the first one covers whole scenario of the Kashmir's pasts and currents. 'Azadi' by Arundhati Roy is not that good as we expect from her. Last line of the essay 'Azadi' says "India needs azadi from Kashmir just as much-if not more-than Kashmir needs azadi from India" is impressive touch, which makes us think about the problem of Kashmir in detail. Selected lines from Nehru's speeches under the heading of 'seditious Nehru' is really amazing work and biggest defense, a person can have if he is fighting for the future of Kashmir. Some poems by Habbah Khatun are also part of this book but they are not big force because of the language.
The negative part of the book is just one i.e. Kashmiri pandit. The compiler made a very big mistake by not mentioning Kashmiri Pandit issue in details. Non-existence of the very big issue of Kashmir's problem made it one sided book. Otherwise very strong book.
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