Ipsita Chakravarty

‘In the cold light of surveillance, words and gestures were suddenly thrown into sharp relief, rendered almost theatrical.’

@psemolina3.bsky.social’s Dapaan is a polyphonic retelling of the Kashmir conflict.

Available at major bookstores & online.

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"We have lost journalists in conflicts, some have been injured, others taken prisoner. But none of us can ever remember seeing colleagues die of hunger....We refuse to watch them die."

Kashmir’s Secret Languages of Dissent Kashmir’s folk traditions like ladi shah and wanwun preserve memory and protest under repression. Explore the stories behind their survival today.

'Dapaan encapsulates the continuous chain of narrative tradition that has helped foster a sense of shared community among Kashmiris. It generates a vocabulary that is harnessed from myth and memory.'

Read Frontline's review of @psemolina3.bsky.social's book: frontline.thehindu.com/books/oral-t...

Dapaan: The Stories of Kashmir that Refuse to Die In her new book, journalist Ipsita Chakravarty turns to rumors, folklore, and ghost stories to shine a light on life in Kashmir.

‘Dapaan altered my perception of how conflict shapes culture, and how culture, in turn, resists disappearance. Stories are a way of knowing the world and these stories are my stories and will remain with me …’

Read this review of @psemolina3.bsky.social’s book: inkstickmedia.com/dapaan-the-s...

‘After thirty-five years, an armed conflict does not stay in the streets. It enters homes and minds; it enters language.’

@psemolina3.bsky.social’s Dapaan is a polyphonic retelling of the Kashmir conflict, centring the voices of ordinary Kashmiris.

Available at all major bookstores and online.

‘But that was in the 70s or 80s, before the haalaat. This new haunting was different … It is said, the haunting forced a permanent architectural change in Kashmir.’

Read an extract from @psemolina3.bsky.social’s Dapaan in @scroll.in here: scroll.in/article/1084...

We went bookstore-hopping in a rainy Kolkata!

Signed copies of @psemolina3.bsky.social’s Dapaan are available at Bahrisons Booksellers, Oxford Bookstore and Story Bookstore.

‘It is said, two things can change at any time in Kashmir, the weather and the haalaat.’

It’s pub day for award-winning journalist @psemolina3.bsky.social’s moving, powerful, thought-provoking debut.

Dapaan is now available at all major bookstores and online. Get your copy today.

#Kolkata

We are releasing @psemolina3.bsky.social’s evocative book Dapaan. She will be in conversation with Shreevatsa Nevatia, at Calcutta’s beloved bookstore Seagull Books.

Come by for some chai and a compelling conversation.

No written word can do justice to the power and beauty of the stories I heard in Kashmir. But I tried. Thrilled to announce the India edition of my book, with lovely cover art by Basita Shah, is out on 7th July. Pre-orders here: amzn.in/d/7NuVhNn @westlandbooks.bsky.social

Sample of "Dapaan" by Ipsita Chakravarty Peek inside this book and discover another great read.

As recent tensions between India and Pakistan over Kashmir come to a head, we are sharing a sample of

‘Dapaan: Tales from Kashmir’s Conflict’
by @psemolina3.bsky.social

available from @blackwellbooks.bsky.social

📖 sample to peek inside and share
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Cream background with a black cover showing a neighbourhood in Kashmir with a river flowing in the middle (in black and white).

As recent tensions between India and Pakistan come to a head, we have shared an excerpt from ‘Dapaan: Tales from Kashmir’s Conflict’ by @psemolina3.bsky.social on our blog.

‘It is said, two things can change at any time in Kashmir, the weather and the haalaat.’

Read it here ➡️  tinyurl.com/2vu835b7

A massacre has reignited the forever war between India and Pakistan – once more, Kashmiri voices are missing The people of Kashmir have had little or no say in their future for as long as I can remember. This cycle must end, says novelist Mirza Waheed

I wrote about the forever war between India and Pakistan and the silencing of Kashmir.

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Photographer Fatima Hassona killed ahead of Cannes documentary debut The Palestinian photojournalist Fatima Hassona, killed along with ten family members in an Israeli air strike on her home in northern Gaza, is the star of a documentary due to be screened at the Cannes film festival next month.

"In an earlier post, she wrote: "As for the inevitable death, if I die, I want a loud death, I don't want me in a breaking news story, nor in a number with a group, I want a death that is heard by the world, a trace that lasts forever, and immortal images that neither time nor place can bury."

Despite 2 High Court Release Orders, Judicial Negligence & Administrative Apathy Keep Rohingya Refugee In Jail For 7 Years Despite two Patna High Court orders for his release and handover to his sister at the India-Nepal border, Hassan Hassan—a Rohingya refugee with a United Nations card and former Nepal resident—remains ...

"the justice system is a joke"
"I feel suffocated"

Despite 2 Patna High Court orders to release, a Rohingya refugee jailed in Bihar for 7 years. @syed_affan__ reports this shocking case of judicial and bureaucratic negligence that could lead to indefinite detention article-14.com/post/despite...

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While the world burns, JohnPaul forever.
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A black and cream book cover for DAPAAN showing a sketched, black and white image of a Kashmiri neighbourhood featuring houses along a river.

Out now 🔖 Dapaan is a haunting and probing book by @psemolina3.bsky.social drawing on interviews with ordinary Kashmiris about the impact of insurgency & repression on their homes & communities. ‘A beautifully written elegy to Kashmir’ - Myra MacDonald
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Finally met my book, the UK edition of 'Dapaan', officially published on 27th March by @hurstpublishers.bsky.social

Early stock available now. Use DAPAAN25 as a promo code for 25% off when ordering from the Hurst website (www.hurstpublishers.com/book/dapaan/)

Dapaan | Hurst Publishers In this haunting, probing book, an award-winning journalist interviews ordinary Kashmiris about tales of war in their homes and communities.

Ipsita Chakravarty isn't very active on Bluesky but her new book on storytelling and oral history in Kashmir is beautiful and devastating and you should consider pre-ordering www.hurstpublishers.com/book/dapaan/