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SHAHNAZ BASHIR

Shahnaz Bashir was born and brought up in Kashmir. His essay, 'A Crackdown in Natipora', was anthologized in Of Occupation and Resistance - Writings from Kashmir(Tranquebar 2013). He was honoured with the university gold medal and the Shameem Ahmad Shameem Memorial Kashmir Times Award in 2007.

Shahnaz teaches creative journalism and narrative and literary reportage at the Central University of Kashmir, where he is coordinator of the post-graduate media studies' programme.

The Half Mother is his first book.