TY  - BOOK
AU  -  Anita Pratap
TI  - Island of blood : frontline reports from Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and other South Asian flashpoints
SN  - 0670049034 
U1  - 954 
PY  - 2001///
CY  - New Delhi 
PB  - Viking
KW  - South Asia
KW  - Sri Lanka
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - Political violence
KW  - Terrorism
KW  - Afghanistan
KW  - India--Faizabad--Ayodhya
KW  - Travel
N2  - In this distillation of frontline experiences and cultural insights, Anita Pratap, one of the finest journalists India has ever produced, faithfully reports on the consequences of war, ethnic conflict, earthquakes, cyclones, prejudices, and the mindless hatred and fear that has hurt so much of the world. Wherever there was a story to be told-from her native India to Afghanistan and Sri Lanka-Pratap braved the odds to send in reports from the front, managing to track down elusive stories and make headlines. With determined diligence she exposed the terrors inside such frightening regimes as the Taliban, returning home each time with a renewed determination to appreciate and celebrate the ordinary
ER  -