Kashmir’s Thin Red Lines

Product Description


Kashmir's Thin Red Lines is a compilation of works of Dr Syed Shujaat Bukhari who dedicated his life for furthering the field of journalism in Kashmir. The book covers selected works of Dr Shujaat related to different political developments in Jammu and Kashmir, India and Pakistan between the year 2013 and 2018. Dr Shujaat, through his work tried to address different political challenges in the region with focus on peace and stability in both India and Pakistan, which Kashmir's Thin Red Lines presents in a consolidated form. Besides covering the dialogue process between India and Pakistan, the book also traces the ground political realities in Kashmir and the two South Asian countries.


About the Author


Born on February 25, 1968, Dr Syed Shujaat Bukhari started his journalistic career with Samachar Post and later on joined Kashmir Times. He was the Srinagar correspondent for Frontline and worked as the Kashmir correspondent of The Hindu for 15 years between 1997 and 2012. Dr Shujaat with Hafiz Ayaz Gani started three publications English daily Rising Kashmir, Urdu daily Buland Kashmir, Kashmiri daily Sangarmal and Urdu weekly Kashmir Parcham. Dr Shujaat covered various facets of the Kashmir conflict and was a recipient of the prestigious World Press Institute, USA, fellowship, East West Centre at Hawaii, USA, fellowship, and Asian Centre for Journalism, Singapore, fellowship. He was assassinated in Srinagar's Press Enclave on June 14, 2018. Dr Tahmeena Bukhari, wife of Dr Shujaat, has compiled his works and shaped them into this book.