PARADISE LOST

PARADISE LOST

A JOURNEY FROM KASHMIR TO KARACHI
By SYED NIZAM SHAH
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At possibly one of the worst periods in the history of the former state of Jammu and Kashmir, Nizam Shah has produced his memoirs of a Kashmiri in Pakistan. It charts his childhood in Kashmir in the period leading onto the partition of British India into two successor states, and the bloody legacy of a divided Kashmir which would continue to confront the author during a lifetime spent in South Asia. The memoir is remarkable because it negotiates penetrating insights within the transition from a nascent flame of Kashmiriyat to a full-fledged participation within the power structure of Pakistan's new commercial and societal elites. His wit, elegance and sense of irony never desert him in his new homeland. But a feeling of pain is woven into the words and narratives of this remarkable memoir.

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About the Author

Syed Nizam Shah Was Born In Kashmir To A Kashmiri-English Speaking Family On 25th February 1932. He Is From The Naqshbandi Family. His Father’s Family Hails From Tashkent And Is Known To Be The Founders Of The Naqshbandi Order Of Sufi Islam In Kashmir. There Are Several Shrines Of The Naqshbandis Still Existing In Srinagar Today. One Of The Shrines Belonging To His Family Is The Khankahi Sokhta Or Dodmut Khankah In Kashmiri. Mr Shah's Father Was The First Muslim Governor Of Kashmir At The Time Of The Punjabi-Speaking Dogra Dynasty In The Early 1930s. The Naqshbandis Enjoyed An Elevated Position As A Prominent Muslim Family And Had Extensive Landholdings Spanning Five Villages. Mr Shah’s Father Was Learned And Fluent In Arabic And Persian, Considered To Be Languages Of Scholarship In Those Days. They Had A Family Library Going Back To Several Centuries Of Hand Written Manuscripts And Literature. Mr Shah’s Mother’s Family Hails From A Village 20 Miles Off Of Srinagar. She Was A Homemaker. Mr Shah Was Raised With One Elder Half-Brother And One Elder Half-Sister, And Two Younger Sisters At Their Residence In Srinagar. His Mother Passed Away Three Years After His Birth. For A While, Mr Shah And His Siblings Were Brought Up By An Afghan Royal Family That Was Settled In Kashmir.

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