Author rahul pandita with his latest book our moon has. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Vidhu vinod chopra arrives at the launch of author rahul. Vidhu vinod chopra arrives at the launch of author rahul pandita s latest book our moon has blood clots, held at title waves book store in mumbai on february 4, 20. This powerful and moving book throws a sharp new light onto one of the most tragic conflicts in the modern world. Explore book launch profile at times of india for photos, videos and latest news of book launch. The untold story of indias maoist movement, and coauthored the criticallyacclaimed the absent state. Author of hello, bastar, our moon has blood clots rahul pandita open library. Rahul pandita center for the advanced study of india casi. Vidhu vinod chopra, author rahul pandita and vir chopra seen during a photo op at the launch of rahuls latest book our moon has blood clots, held at title waves book store in mumbai on february. The ugly truth behind a heartwarming story of muslims. Deputy editor rahul pandita, who cowrote the film shikara, recounts what it means to be a kashmiri pandit. Thirty years after the forced exodus of kashmiri pandits, a feature film brings out the tragedy of a community india did not care for.
Time about the book, published by random house india and launched in. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. With direct access to the top maoist leadership, rahul pandita provides an authoritative account of how a handful of men and women, who believed in the idea of revolution, entered bastar in central india in 1980 and created a powerful movement that new delhi now terms as indias biggest internal security threat. Rahul pandita speaks with india real time about his new book our moon. Rahul pandita is a journalist and an author based in delhi. On 7 january 2020 official trailer of the film was launched by fox star studios. Stop the kathua lies, its like raping the girl all over again. Rahul pandita was fourteen years old in 1990 when he was forced to leave his home in srinagar along with his family, who were kashmiri pandits. As a young boy, rahul pandita was exiled from his native kashmir. The book our moon has blood clots by rahul pandita has inspired many parts of the movie. When the water in the spring turned black the hindu. His vast experience in reporting on indias maoist insurgency has resulted in two books. However, in the recent years, his focal point has been the maoist movement in indias red corridor. Shikara is a 2020 indian hindilanguage romantic drama film produced and directed by vidhu.
View the profiles of professionals named rahul pandita on linkedin. Rahul pandita s recent job was the opinion and special stories editor of the hindu, one of indias leading newspapers. Rahul pandita is the author of our moon has blood clots, a memoir on how the hindu minority in the state of kashmir became victims of a brutal ethnic cleansing at. Rahul pandita is a senior editor with the hindu, one of indias leading newspapers.
He is a conflict writer, who has reported extensively from war zones, including iraq and sri lanka. Vidhu vinod chopra, author rahul pandita and vir chopra. In this episode of just books, we speak to journalist, rahul pandita, on his book our moon has blood clots, a memoir of the flight of kashmiri pandits from the valley. This powerful and moving book throws a sharp new light onto one of the most tragic. Join facebook to connect with rahul pandita and others you may know. Vidhu vinod chopra arrives at the launch of author rahul panditas latest book our moon has blood clots, held at title waves book store in mumbai on february 4, 20. The exodus of pandits from the valley is an aspect of the kashmir conflict that has received scant attention. A message to my friends and other modi supporters it is the duty of a writer, journalist, artist to question the powers. The untold story of indias maoist movement and the absent state.
Pandita has worked as a war correspondent, and is known for his ample news reporting from the war hit countries like iraq and sri lanka. I remember the big crowd at his book launch, that channels always wanted him on. He quit the hindu citing frequent and childish interventions in edit pages by malini parthasarathy, the ownereditor of the paper. Opinion the ugly truth behind a heartwarming story of muslims performing a kashmiri pandits last rites every year, false stories are spread of solidarity among the valleys communities. Vidhu vinod chopra requests rahul pandita to convert our. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Panditas book on a kashmir exodus india real time wsj. Careers blog about amazon press center investor relations amazon. He has extensively reported from war zones that include iraq and sri lanka. More fact than fiction a tome on hinduism, a biography of a city, and essays on a ravaged people all make their appearance on hts list of the 10 most interesting books of the year. Rahul pandita speaks with india real time about his new book our moon has blood clots, which looks at the exodus of hindus from the kashmir valley over 20 years ago. Author rahul pandita with his latest book our moon has blood clots during its launch, held at title waves book store in mumbai on february 4, 20. In a book just released, rahul pandita, who was 14 at.
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