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About the BookRahul Pandita was fourteen years old in 1990 when he was forced to leave his homein Srinagar along with his family, who were Kashmiri Pandits: the Hindu minoritywithin a Muslim-majority Kashmir that was becoming increasingly agitated withthe cries of 'Azadi' from India.The heartbreaking story of Kashmir has so far been told through the prism of thebrutality of the Indian state, and the pro-independence demands of separatists. Butthere is another part of the story that has remained unrecorded and buried.Our Moon Has Blood Clots is the unspoken chapter in the story of Kashmir, in whichit was purged of the Kashmiri Pandit community in a violent ethnic cleansingbacked by Islamist militants. Hundreds of people were tortured and killed, andabout 3,50,000 Kashmiri Pandits were forced to leave their homes and spend therest of their lives in exile in their own country. Rahul Pandita has written a deeply personal, powerful and unforgettable story ofhistory, home and loss.About the AuthorRahul Pandita is the author of the bestselling Hello, Bastar: The Untold Story of India'sMaoist Movement, and the co-author of the critically acclaimed The Absent State. Hehas reported extensively from war zones including Iraq and Sri Lanka, and Kashmirand Bastar in India. In 2010, he received the International Red Cross Award forconflict reporting.Rahul was born in the Kashmir Valley. In 1990, when his family was forced intoexile, he was fourteen years old. He lives in a Delhi suburb, and works as anassociate editor with The Hindu.