{"product_id":"calling-sehmat-9780143442301","title":"Calling Sehmat","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe year is 1971\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTension is brewing between India and Pakistan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne secret could change the course of history . . . \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt's now up to her\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a young college-going Kashmiri girl, Sehmat, gets to know her dying father's last wish, she can do little but surrender to his passion and patriotism and follow the path he has so painstakingly laid out. It is the beginning of her transformation from an ordinary girl into a deadly spy. \u003cbr\u003eShe's then married off to the son of a well-connected Pakistani general, and her mission is to regularly pass information to the Indian intelligence. Something she does with extreme courage and bravado, till she stumbles on information that could destroy the naval might of her beloved country. \u003cbr\u003e Inspired from real events, \u003ci\u003eCalling Sehmat\u003c\/i\u003e . . . is an espionage thriller that brings to life the story of this unsung heroine of war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eHarinder S. Sikka is currently the group director, strategic business, Piramal Group. After graduating from Delhi University, he joined the Indian Navy. He was commissioned in January 1981 and took premature retirement in 1993 as a Lieutenant Commander. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe recently produced a film, \u003ci\u003eNanak Shah Fakir\u003c\/i\u003e, which won acclaim at the Cannes, Toronto and Los Angeles international film festivals. The film won three national awards including the Nargis Dutt Award for best feature film on national integration. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCalling Sehmat\u003c\/i\u003e is his second book and has been made into a film, \u003ci\u003eRaazi, \u003c\/i\u003eby Meghna Gulzar, scheduled for release in May 2018. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSikka lives in Delhi with his family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"India Penguin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51500768428306,"sku":"9780143442301","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5548cfc7-aa6d-4a2e-bb36-5454c752c29b.jpg?v=1753200144","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/calling-sehmat-9780143442301","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}