Listening to the Voices of the Displaced: A Study of Paro Anand’s Nomad’s Land

The Criterion: An International Journal in English
ISSN: 0976-8165 | Impact Factor: 8.67 | Peer-Reviewed | Open Access
Indian Literature

Listening to the Voices of the Displaced: A Study of Paro Anand’s Nomad’s Land

Garima Kiroula, Dr. Kiran Bali
Vol. 17, Issue 1February 2026Pages 168-178Article ID: 2026V17N1063

Abstract

The troubling issues of terrorism, war, communal hatred, genocide, religious conflict and the massacre have been a matter of concern in literature. These issues usually occur in the name of terrorism and religion which result in displacement, trauma, mental and emotional turmoil among individuals irrespective of their age. Displacement is the situation in which people are forced to leave the place where they normally live. It is often an effect of socio-political or ethno-religious conflict. Paro Anand , a very prominent voice in Children Literature and Young Adult Literature often deals with these disturbing issues but from the perspectives of young individuals. The young adult fiction is chosen for close textual reading to examine the experiences of young adults after the traumatic experience of displacement from the perspectives of two young girls Shanna and Pema..This research paper deliberates on Paro Anand’s fictional work Nomad’s Land which records the actual event of Kashmir Hindu Exodus and tries to examine how displacement moves and impacts adolescent characters and affects their mental and emotional health.

Keywords

Paro Anand, Nomad’s Land, Childhood, Displacement, Trauma, Kashmir, Young Adult Literature

How to Cite

Garima Kiroula, Dr. Kiran Bali. “Listening to the Voices of the Displaced: A Study of Paro Anand’s Nomad’s Land.” The Criterion: An International Journal in English, vol. 17, no. 1, Feb. 2026, pp. 168-178. ISSN: 0976-8165.

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