#hanguls

[antiqueanimals]

Pierre Jacques Smit, (1863–1960). The Deer of all Lands; a History of the Family Cervidæ Living and Extinct. 1898.

[rorichakraborty]

Munnu: A Boy From Kashmir

“On the right, the famous declaration of love by Amir Khusrau is cruelly borrowed first by the Mughals, then the Afghans, and then the Sikhs. “If there is a Paradise on Earth” paints the invaders in the guise of marauders as they are perched gloriously upon their horses while at their feet lie the Hanguls, first in their military garb, then their arrow-pierced corpses, then with their skulls and ribs laid bare. The decomposition is complete with each “It is here,” reminding one of Walt Whitman’s “heart, heart, heart” that imitates, gloriously, audibly, the “bleeding drops of red”. “

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My review of Malik Sajad’s graphic novel, Munnu: A Boy from Kashmir, has been published in The Millions. The complete review is available here: 

http://www.themillions.com/2017/02/hanguls-and-poachers-in-malik-sajads-munnu.html

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