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The paper explores the Basharat Peer’s memoir Curfewed Night. His book presents a saga of plight and trauma of people of Kashmir in 1990s when crossborder firing, brutal violence and exodus was at its helm. The unheard stories, political imbroglio, gun fires, massacres, deaths and disappearances, and brutal violence have been discussed in the paper. Moreover, it highlights the traumatic journey of Basharat Peer from childhood to youth. The paper focuses on the atrocities and humiliation faced by Kashmiris on everyday basis. The book is a ‘voice’ of thousand of Kashmiris through written discourse. Basharat Peer has been able to tell the humanistic side of a story. He walked on tight rope while recounting the situation of Kashmir. In the memoir, Curfewed Nights, Peer brings alive the horrors of people in Kashmir. The reminiscences from childhood to adulthood, the painful experiences of one’s own land, the idea of upsurge and interruption of ‘Azad Kashmir’ over the years have been discussed in detail.