Gul Gulshan Gulfam

Gul, Gulshan, Gulfam tells the story of a family trying desperately to hold on to the glory of their past. It is painted against the backdrop of the beautiful Dal Lake and takes the reader through a calm journey through the everyday lives and relationships of the lake’s inhabitants. In a Kashmir constantly threatened by terrorism, Malla Khaliq tries to remain optimistic about his waning business of three shikaras, his house-boats Gul, Gulsham Gulfam that have made him the man he is today. He attempts to merge the brilliance and warmth of ancestral Kashmiri traditions with the rapidly changing society. A man of strong family values, he strives to keep his family of three sons and a daughter unified. While Noor Mohammed loves his father and does everything in his power to follow in his footsteps, Ghulam Ahmed and Ghulam Qadir have dreams of their own, getting involved in nefarious activities that could prove to be the end of Malla Khaliq's dreams. Gul Gulshan Gulfam is a beautiful tragic tale almost allegoric in its narration of modern Kashmir, illustrating how the world of shikara owners and their families turned upside down with the rising terrorism and decline of the Kashmiri tourism industry. Agent: Anuj Edit: Sharvani