231:. The novel tells the story of a young educated Muslim man whose increasing alienation in a post-1992 Mumbai leads him to a Kashmiri militant organization. He finds his cultural identity blurred during the rise of the right-wing and hate-filled politics in India at the turn of the century. He tries to demonstrate his identity and historic self, ultimately leading to his tragic and mysterious end.
223:. However, he was subsequently acquitted by the court in 2016. In an interview, he stated about this painful experience- "After a decade, the trial ended, but for all those years, I had to go to the court and stand in front of the judge, like Josef K. in Franz Kafka's The Trial, not knowing what his crime was.
355:, First published by Arshia Publications, New Delhi in November 2021, Pakistani Edition was published by Aks Publications in January 2022. Zindeeq is a dystopian novel that seriously deals with the rise of religious extremism in subcontinent India and Pakistan.
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The largest online reading portal Rekhta has stated that Rahman Abbas is one of the most read Urdu novelists. Penguin Random House has published Rohzin in
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2024 Rohzin (English) Shortlisted for the Muse India 2023 GSP Rao
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624:"کیا آپ جانتے ہیں 'ریختہ' پر 2020 میں سب سے زیادہ کون سی کتاب پڑھی گئی؟"
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1194:"Dadri incident: Urdu writer Rahman Abbas to return award in protest"
1164:"Best Digital Marketing & Photography Institute in Mulund,Mumbai"
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Rahman Abbas is author of ten books including six novels:
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479:"رحمن عباس کے ناول 'روحزن' کو ریاستی اکیڈمی کا انعام"
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638:"Review: Rohzin by Rahman Abbas"
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105:Sahitya Akademi Award
1122:on 19 September 2018
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1416:"On the Other Side"
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