A search for identity

Col Tej K Tikoo Name of Book : Searching For Yemberzal’ Author: Zitien Tickoo ‘Searchng For Yemberzal’ is authored by 15-year-old Kashmiri girl, Zitien Tickoo, and published by ‘The Write Order’, Bengaluru. This wonderfully written…

Thought provoking essays

O P Sharma Name of Book: Therapeutic Thoughts ( Vichar Aaushadh in Hindi by Santosh Sangra) Translator: Vandana Sharma-& Shachi Sood Publisher :Highbrow Publications, Jammu. Year: 2024 Pages: 134 Price: Rs. 300 The original book…

A collection of Punjabi stories

O P Sharma Title of Book: “1947- Taraasdi (Partition Naal Sambandhit Kahaniyan)” in Punjabi Author & editor : Dr Kusum Publisher : Chetna Parkashan, Punjabi Bhawan, Ludhiana Year: 2025 The Partition of India in 1947…

A valuable asset for students

Promila Arora Vidyarathinama Bhupinder Singh Raina Publishers Azad Book Depot Price Rs.295/- Before receiving this novel Vidyarathinama, written by Bhupinder Singh Raina, I got published a book on General knowledge by Mr Kapur Chand Garg…

Stories of suffering and pain

Avtar Mota KASHMIR: EK PREM KATHA (A Collection of Short Stories in Hindi) by Maharaj Krishen Santoshi Published by Antika Prakashan, Ghaziabad Price Rs300/= ( Available on Amazon India ) Year of Publication 2024 Presently…

Lockdown poems

Dr Sanjeev Chopra Authors of most books published in the last two years – and I know this from reading the Prologue/Preface/Acknowledgments in books nominated for the Valley of Words Book Awards – have given…

A cultural milestone

Sanjay Pandita Name of Book: Sountuk Partav Author : Ganga Dhar Dehati Ganga Dhar Dehati’s Sontuk Partav is a towering achievement in Kashmiri and Urdu literature, a poetic odyssey that traverses the landscapes of emotions,…

An appreciation of Dogra female protagonists

Rajeev Kumar Nagotra Name of Book: Mountain Goddeses Gender dynamics consume considerable energy and attention of teenagers. When left unattended and unaddressed, the harmonal changes occurring in their bodies may potentially cause psychological turbulence and…