Srinagar, Aug. 4 -- In 'The Battle for Baramulla' (Penguin Books), Mallika Ravikumar returns to the fraught terrain of Kashmir's history with a story that is both intimate and expansive. Set in October 1947, during the tribal invasion of Baramulla, the novel reimagines the legacy of Maqbool Sherwani through the eyes of his fictional cousin, Zooni, a young girl caught between innocence and upheaval.Published as part of the 'Songs of Freedom' series, the book is aimed at younger readers, but its emotional depth and historical nuance make it a compelling read for all ages. Ravikumar's narrative compresses the ten-day siege of Baramulla into a taut, character-driven arc, where memory, betrayal, and resistance collide.At the heart of the story...