While there was unrest in the rest of the Kashmir valley, the Dal Lake was serene and peaceful.
'The larger narrative doing the rounds was anti-Hindu, anti-India.' 'Despite the affinity, one could feel the lurking hostility.'
'You are a Kashmiri first. You are not an Arab.' 'Revisit our traditional sufi thought.'
Anecdotes and laughter peppered the launch of Renu Kurien Balakrishnan debut novel, Four Aleys.
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