Since the dawn of civilization, humans have been fighting.
For Land, For Water, For Air, For Light,
For Life, For Love, For Everything.
And for the Love of Everything!
Fighting to split everything in two.
This is a tale of one of the two.
Of Split Land, Split Love, Split Hatred,
Split Fear, Split Hope, Split Courage and Split Retribution.
In essence, everything Human.

PREFACE
In this book about Kashmir, and more, I have abstained, as much as I could, from writing in detail about the origin of the issue, the development and ultimate escalation of the strife, as this is neither a chronicle of history nor an account of militants and paramilitary actions. I have attempted to unearth different perspectives of lives beneath the mire, and ultimately the core nature of humans, well concealed under centuries of evolution, development, civilized societies, and a quest to be God.
I deploy Magical Realism and Allegories, to fuse fantasy into the real crumbling world of Kashmir, to portray the transparency of main characters and how we, humans, are in essence, identical.
I wanted to play this story out like a play (pun intended), so please excuse me if at times it meanders in that genre; monologues, soliloquies, and dialogues flow without any 'real' action. Nevertheless, action happens, for most parts, outside the narrative. Additionally, the sly character of Time will take you on philosophical sermons.
To conclude, this book, blasphemous for not falling into any particular genre, may not appeal to all. However, that in itself is a success, for even humans do not fall under any. Do they?

Victor Truth