This book is a collection of testimonies from the families of the disappeared in
the Kashmir conflict, one of the longest-running and least-known in our times.
Since 1989, when the movement for Kashmiri independence took the form of an
armed insurgency, more than half a million Indian troops have been deployed
there, making it one of the most highly militarized regions in the world.
Inspired by these families' long quest for the truth about their missing
relatives, this book is based on the idea that preserving memory is central to
the struggle for justice and to someday rebuild a society shattered by two
decades of armed conflict.