Hamid: The Story Of My Captivity Surviv

In November 2012 Hamid a 27-year-old Mumbai-based techie disappeared. What happened? Where did he go? All his parents knew was that he had gone to Kabul Afghanistan to explore a job prospect. Upon some investigation they found out that their son had been chatting online with some Pakistani friends especially a girl across the border. Authored by Hamid Ansari and Geeta Mohan this is the definitive insider account of the man who saw no boundaries when it came to saving a girl from the forced marriage tradition known as wani. Nothing could scare or stop him; until he was ditched by his friends in Pakistan. Soon he was caught in a whirlwind of allegations made by Pakistani authorities to break him and label him a spy. What followed were years of suffering during the investigations along with long periods of solitary confinement and a struggle for survival. In India his mother led a relentless fight knocking on as many doors as it took eventually moving three nations India Pakistan and Afghanistan to get him back home with the help of the then external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj. On 18 December 2018 Hamid finally touched India soil again. Gritty heart-wrenching and moving this is s story of humanity love betrayal and hope against all odds.