Peerzada Sheikh Muzamil, Author at INVERSE JOURNAL

Peerzada Sheikh Muzamil

Peerzada Sheikh Muzamil is a freelance journalist and writer whose work has appeared in TRT World, The Wire, Kashmir Ink, Greater Kashmir and Mountain Ink Magazine, where he also works as the Assistant Editor. Some of his fiction writing has also been translated into Indian languages like Bengali, including a short story in the anthology “KASH: Transcreations of Short Stories of Kashmiri Muslims and Pandits” (edited by Abhishekh Jha, Bhoibhasik Publishers) that was released at the Kolkata International Book Fair.

Letters to a Dead Father — Two and Three — by Peerzada Sheikh Muzamil

February 15, 2020 | Non-Fiction

When Peerzada Sheikh Muzamil was eight years old, his father was shot by unidentified gunmen. Twelve days after the attack, on 15th February 2005, the young writer’s father succumbed to his injuries in Sheri Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar. To liberate memory from trauma, these letters are an attempt by the writer to engage with his childhood and confront his tragic loss at a vulnerable age. This February 15th marks the 15th year since his father’s tragic death. We present two such letters from an entire series out of which some were published first by Mountain Ink Magazine.