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As Far as the Saffron Fields

The Pulwama Conspiracy

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As Far as the Saffron Fields

Written by: Danesh Rana
Narrated by: Nimisha Sirohi
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In March 2019, two militants were killed during a siege at a house in Nowgam, on the outskirts of Srinagar. One of them was known simply as 'Idrees Bhai'. The encounter was forgotten for the most part, until investigators came upon a mangled phone that had been destroyed by Idrees Bhai. When the Samsung smartphone began to reveal its secrets, investigators realized they had hit upon a motherlode. For, Idrees Bhai was none other than Umar Farooq Alvi, the mastermind of the Pulwama suicide attack of February 2019 which had killed forty CRPF personnel, the deadliest terror attack on Indian security forces since 1989.

Now, for the first time, serving IPS officer Danesh Rana meticulously pieces together the conspiracy behind the attack. Based upon personal interviews with the protagonists, police chargesheets and other evidence, Rana breaks down the modern face of militancy in Kashmir, fuelled by highly motivated young Kashmiris who have taken on the mantle of bringing down the Indian state.

This is the story of a state in conflict, told through the story of a single terror attack. Piecing together the stories of several actors - from Umar the boy-wonder insurgent to Insha, the love of his life; from Adil Dar, the man who rammed a van full of explosives into the CRPF bus to Head Constable Jaimal Singh, the driver of that ill-fated bus - As Far as the Saffron Fields is by far the most definitive book on the Pulwama attack, going where no book on the Kashmir conflict has gone before. This is war at its worst, tearing apart families and dreams, leaving only mangled bodies and phones behind.

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©2022 Danesh Rana (P)2022 HarperCollins Publishers
Asia Freedom & Security India Murder Politics & Government South Asia Terrorism True Crime

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Good premise-better flow & male narration reqd.

The story background was good .However the flow was all over the place,swinging like a pendulum..from present it goes back 20 years then fast forwards 10 years and then again goes back and the cycle never ends.Mind never settles.

99% or more of the characters are male so a male narrator would have been the right fit. While the quality of narration cannot be commented upon due to the reason mentioned above, it felt completely out of place.A male character needs a male narrator and vice versa.

Not specific to this book ,but it is always a good idea to drop the words / sentences that one finds it difficult to pronounce especially in a foreign / non English language.

Despite its flaws, the book is a one time listen for it gives us an insight on the pulwama attack and the events there after.

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The storyline was OK but it's an AUDIO BOOK and AUDIO matters. The narration by Nimisha Sirohi was a torturous experience It's just that the idea of the story was appealing I went through all 11 hours and 30 minutes of torture. The story goes in every possible direction one can imagine and during narration the places where the narrator speaks phrases in non-english....Urdu or Kashmiri or Arabic was pure horror delivered straight to the ears.

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Romanticising Terrorism

Got a feeling that the author was trying to romanticising terrorism, trying to indicate how honest the terrorists are, word by word transcripts of provocative speeches of terrorists leaders etc. I would have been inspired, if I was planning to be a potential terrorist.

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Very detailed and gripping

Very detailed and gripping writing. Narration is also very good. Book is worth a listen.

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