AZADI ENGLISH

Before breathing his last Kashmrii freedom fighter and Gandhian Beytullah wants to meet P P Menon his old friend who was a senior bureaucrat in Kashmir decades ago. Ignoring his failing health Menon starts on a dangerous journey from Kerala to Kashmir. He is accompanied by his grandson Hari who heads the special task force of the Indian Armed Forces in Kashmir. Beytullah has a stunning secret to share; one that he has held for several decades. Soon Menon finds himself in the thick of politics conflicts and in a dangerous situation. The novelist weaves with mastery the political context of Kashmir inseparably with the personal lives of Kashmiris to create a rich and colourful novel; a brilliant work that informs plays on emotions and inspires. Before breathing his last Kashmrii freedom fighter and Gandhian Beytullah wants to meet P P Menon his old friend who was a senior bureaucrat in Kashmir decades ago. Ignoring his failing health Menon starts on a dangerous journey from Kerala to Kashmir. He is accompanied by his grandson Hari who heads the special task force of the Indian Armed Forces in Kashmir. Beytullah has a stunning secret to share; one that he has held for several decades. Soon Menon finds himself in the thick of politics conflicts and in a dangerous situation. The novelist weaves with mastery the political context of Kashmir inseparably with the personal lives of Kashmiris to create a rich and colourful novel; a brilliant work that informs plays on emotions and inspires.