This World Below Zero Fahrenheit: Travels in the Kashmir Valley & India’s Most Fearless : True Stories Of Modern Military Heroes (Set of 2 Books)

This combo product is bundled in India but the publishing origin of this title may vary.Publication date of this bundle is the creation date of this bundle; the actual publication date of child items may vary.On 5 August 2019 Suhas Munshi was returning to Srinagar from a visit to legendary poet Habba Khatoon's relic in Gurez when an unprecedented curfew was imposed upon Jammu and Kashmir and Article 370 was abrogated. Through his travels and conversations with people across the Valley Munshi tries to give a sense of what that moment has meant to the common Kashmiri. This insightful travelogue breaks away from the clichéd view of Kashmir one that sees it either as an earthly paradise or a living hell. It takes you to unexpected places into the homes of poets playwrights and street performers; to a heartwarming Christmas service with the minuscule Christian community in Baramulla; and inside the barricaded city of Srinagar's football stadium which is a lively refuge for the elderly and their memories of a glorious past. Over three weeks for fear of being abandoned in a harsh terrain Munshi struggles to keep up with a group of Bakarwal nomadic shepherds as they make their way from Srinagar to Jammu over the mighty Pir Panjal mountains. And he finds a lone Pandit family living in a decrepit ghost colony in Shopian the hub of militancy in Kashmir. This World below Zero Fahrenheit presents a portrait of a people who've been overshadowed by the place they live in even as it ruminates on the idea of home and exile. Review Written as a travelogue the book offers a perspective of a Valley otherwise overshadowed by the news related either to the conflict or its touristy beauty. -- Fozia Yasin ―Rising KashmirThis is a travelogue that breaks away from the cliched view of Kashmir one that sees it either as an earthly paradise or a living hell. ―IANSIn Suhas Munshi's travelogue Kashmir comes across as a living thriving place in spite of all the adversity that scars its past and present ―MINT LoungeThe book is a time capsule an extraordinary book about an extraordinary moment in the history of the Indian subcontinent -- OUTLOOK About the Author Suhas Munshi was born in Srinagar and has spent over a decade reporting on politics culture and conflict from across India including Jammu and Kashmir.This World Below Zero Fahrenheit is his first book.The Army major who led the legendary September 2016 surgical strikes on terror launch pads across the LoC; a soldier who killed 11 terrorists in 10 days; a Navy officer who sailed into a treacherous port to rescue hundreds from an exploding war; a bleeding Air Force pilot who found himself flying a jet that had become a screaming fireball . . .Their own accounts or of those who were with them in their final moments.Indias Most Fearless covers fourteen true stories of extraordinary courage and fearlessness providing a glimpse into the kind of heroism our soldiers display in unthinkably hostile conditions and under grave provocation. About the Author Shiv Aroor is an editor and anchor with India Today television with over a decade’s experience covering the Indian military. He has reported from conflict zones that include Kashmir India’s North-east Sri Lanka and Libya. For the latter he won two awards for war reporting. Aroor also runs the popular award-winning military news and analysis site Livefist on which he frequently tells the stories of India’s military heroes.Rahul Singh has covered defence and military affairs at the Hindustan Times for over a decade in a career spanning eighteen years. Apart from extensive and deep reporting from the world of the Indian military including several newsbreaks that have set the national news agenda over the years Singh has reported from conflict zones including Kashmir the North-east and war-torn Congo.