Kashmiri English Literature (1880CE–2030CE)
The best literature of the valley of Kashmir has been written in Kashmiri language. However, the number of the writers preferring English language to Kashmiri or Urdu languages is growing with the passage of time. My dream is to make the list of all the writers of the Kashmir valley writing in English language. It will be my pleasure if you help me fulfill my dream. Kindly email me the name of the Kashmir writer and the titles of his/her published books. My email ID is sahilsharifdinenglish@gmail.com.
Introduction
English language arrived in the valley in the final quarter of the nineteenth century
. The first English Medium school ,
Tyndale Biscoe School was opened by
missionaries in 1876 CE at Lal chowk in the heart of Srinagar . J Hilton Knowles was the first principal of
Tyndale Biscoe and he held the post from 1876 CE to 1880 CE . He also authored ' A dictionary
of Kashmiri Proverbs and sayings (1880) ' and ' Folk-tales of Kashmir (1893) ' . Furthermore , Sir Walter Roper
Lawrence was appointed as the settlement Commissioner for Jammu and Kashmir
between 1889 and 1894 , during the rule of Maharaja Pratap Singh and he penned
down the book ' The Valley of Kashmir '
in 1895 CE , which is known as the first encyclopaedia of Kashmir written in
English language.
Given below are the catagory wise lists of the writers who are from Kashmir or
write in English language on Kashmir:
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Anglo-Kashmiri Authors
Rev. J Hilton Knowles
Books:
· A dictionary of Kashmiri Proverbs
· Folk-tales of Kashmir
Sir Walter Roper Lawrence (1857-1940)
Book: The Valley of Kashmir [1895]
Alan Moorehead (1910-1983)
Book: The Rage of the Vulture (1948)
Victoria Schofield [Alive]
Books:
· Kashmir in the Crossfire (1996)
· Kashmir in Conflict: India, Pakistan,
and the Unending War (2000)
Rosie Thomas (1947 born)
Book: The Kashmir Shawl (2011)
Thomas Russell Wade
Book: A Grammar of the KashmΔ«rΔ« Language
George Abraham Grierson (1851-1941)
Book: A Dictionary of the Kashmiri Language
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Kashmiri Writers writing
in English
Ram Nath Kak (1917–1993)
Autobiography: Autumn Leaves
Aga Shahid Ali [ 1949-2001]
Books:
· The Country Without a Post Office
· Rooms Are Never Finished
· The Rebel's Silhouette
Hari Kunzru [ born in 1969 ]
Books:
· The Impressionist
· Transmissions
· Gods without men
Basharat Pir [ born in 1977]
· Curfewed Night (2008)
· A Question of Order: India, Turkey,
and the Return of Strongmen (2017)
Mirza Waheed
Books:
· The Collaborator (2012)
· The Book of Gold Leaves (2014)
· Tell Her Everything (2019)
Shahnaz Bashir
Books:
· The Half Mother ( 2014)
· Scattered Souls (2016)
Shafi Ahmad
Books:
· The Half Widow
· Shadows Beyond the Ghost Town (2014)
Nayeema Mehjoor
Book: Lost in terror
Zuni Chopra (born 2002)
Book: The House That Spoke
(2017)
Rahul Pandita (born 1976)
Books:
· The Absent State (2010)
· Hello, Bastar (2011)
· Our Moon Has Blood Clots (2013)
· The Lover Boy of Bahawalpur (2021)
Tooba Rashid
Book: Zerafa— A modern fairy tale
Saba Shafi
Books:
· Dancing with the Daisies (2017)
· Leaves From Kashmir (2017)
Malik Sajad
Book: Munnu: A Boy from Kashmir (2015)
Siddhartha Gigoo (1974 born)
Books:
· The Garden of Solitude
· A Fistful of Earth and Other Stories
Feroz Rather
Book: The Night of Broken Glass
Anita Krishan
Books:
· Tears of Jhelum (2014)
· The Burning Orchard
· Running Up The Hill
Sanchit Gupta
Novel: The tree with a thousand apples (2016)
Trilokinath Raina
Books:
· Habba Khaatoon & Arnimaal: The
Queens of Songs
· Majnoor and After- an anthology of
modern kashmiri poetry
· A history of Kashmiri literature
· Dina Nath Nadim (book)
Neerja Mattoo
Books:
· The Stranger Beside Me
· Contemporary Kashmiri Short Stories
· Kath—Stories From Kashmir.
Naseem Shafaie
Books:
· Na Tschai Na Aks (Neither Shadow Nor
Reflections) (2009)
· Derche Machrith (Open Windows) (1999)
Frederick Ward Denys
Book: Our Summer in the Vale of Kashmir
Madhuri Vijay
Book: Her debut novel on Kashmir, The Far Field.
History & politics
writings:
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Sanjay Kak (1958)
Books/Documentaries:
· Words on Water (2002)
· Red Ant Dream (2013)
· Jashan-e-Azadi (2007).
Munaza Rashid
Book: Do You Remember
Kunan Poshpora?
Khalid Bashir Ahmad [KAS]
Books:
· Kashmir: Exposing the Myth Behind the
Narrative (2017)
· Kashmir: A Walk Through History
(2019)
Mridu Rai
Book: Hindu rulers, Muslim subjects (2004)
Dr Saiba Varma
Book: Occupied Clinic: Militarism and Care in Kashmir (2020)
David Devadas
Book: In Search of a Future [2007]
Jagmohan Malhotra (1927-2021)
Book: My frozen turbulence in Kashmir (1993)
M J Akbar (born 1951)
Book: Kashmir: Behind the Vale (1991)
Radha Kumar
Books:
· Frameworks For A Kashmir Settlement
· Paradise at war: A political history
of Kashmir
Khemlata Wakhlu
Book: A Kashmiri Century : Portrait of a Society in Flux
Rakhshan Rizwan
Book: Kashmiri Life Narratives: Human Rights, Pleasure and
the Local Cosmopolitan
Christopher Snedden
Book: The Untold Story of the People of Azad Kashmir
Gowhar Geelani
Book: Kashmir: Rage and Reason
A S Daulat
Book: Kashmir: The Vajpayee Years
Ashok Dhar
Book: Kashmir As I See It: From within and afar
General N.C. Vij
Book: KASHMIR CONUNDRUM: The Quest for Peace in a Troubled
Land
Iqbal Chand Malhotra &Maroof Raza.
Book: "Kashmir's
Untold Story: Declassified"
– Help me to complete this list by emailing me the names of the Kashmiri authors and the titles of their published books– @ sahilsharifdinenglish@gmail.com
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