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A fractured portrayal of Srinagar and its people

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Book: City as memory: a short biography of Srinagar    Author: Safaf Wani Publisher: Aleph book company Pages: 180 Reviewer: inam ul rehman  If you look at the mesmerising cover illustration of Zainab Tambawalla, evocative and detailed that it visually tells a silent introduction to the book. The city of Srinagar has been described in myriad ways. Basharat Peer referred Srinagar as a medieval town caught in the modern warfare. For Khalid Mir it induces the memory of Jaffna Street .  For the author of the book, Srinagar or Sirinagar, as she uses it, evokes a feeling of undefined relationship, which she is unable to communicate.  To define her relationship with Srinagar city she seeks help of many people. Shahar-i-Khas is an important but a small part of Srinagar city. It was this Shahar-i-Khas which was responsible for making Kashmir famous for its hospitality. And every community extended hospitality to travellers.   However, the author brings up th...