The City of Pillars

Iram Haider, a young Kashmiri writer, returns home to Srinagar after a decade of exile, and is instantly thrown into the vortex of the valley. In a heaven surrounded by hell, where bombs go off as naturally as Chinars bloom, she meets Atharva Singh Kaul again. The soldier who had left her after saving her life, the boy whose holy book she still carries.

Hurled into Atharva’s political life, Iram finds herself at the centre of his party, writing his speeches, resisting hatred against her father and despite everything, falling in love with the gallant man who says that he will be the next CM.

But this election season, Kashmir’s governance is not the only agenda at stake. An old woven conspiracy is coming to pass. One that will destroy the already shattered pieces of this land. As Jammu & Kashmir gear up for its biggest election, Iram weighs in a balance against their homeland. And it is Atharva who has to choose — keep the woman he loves, or forsake her for the land he has promised to save.

AN ELECTION.
A WRITER.
A POLITICIAN.
WILL THEY ALTER THE FATE OF KASHMIR?