Jiji

August 18, 2019, marked the 29th year of Parveena's son's enforced disappearance and, consequently, her search for him. Javed Ahmad Ahangar's exit made Parveena move from pillar to post. Going from Cantonments to courts to jails and other places, where her son's whereabouts were rumored, Parveena took it on herself to trace him. She devoted the prime of her age, battled all odds, adversities, and ailments to see her son home again or his traces at least. But neither of the two has happened so far. Parveena has resolved to continue her search for her son until her last breath. She does not know whether her son is alive or dead. All she knows is that he vanished one night. What began as a mother's search for her forcibly taken-away son has now become a movement. In this movement, thousands of families whose sons, fathers, or husbands have mysteriously departed, are struggling to explore the whereabouts of their loved ones. And the lady leading it from the front, a victim herself, is Parveena Ahangar. She, nevertheless, dedicatedly manages her domestic and other social roles as well. Parveena lives with her family in Gang Bugh. This book, which is a series of visits to her at home and her office in Hyderpora, catches a glimpse of Parveena's life.