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{{short description|2018 short story collection by Parismita Singh}}
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'''''Peace Has Come''''' is a collection of short stories written and illustrated by [[Parismita Singh]], published by [[Westland Books|Westland]] in 2018.

==Synopsis==
There are eight stories in the collection that take place in the [[Bodoland Territorial Region|Bodoland]] region of [[Assam]], India, during a time of "ceasefire".<ref name="Khan 2018">{{cite news |last1=Khan |first1=Abdullah |title=Peace has Come by Parismita Singh reviewed by Abdullah Khan |url=https://www.thehindu.com/books/peace-has-come-by-parismita-singh-reviewed-by-abdullah-khan/article23523841.ece |access-date=21 September 2021 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=April 14, 2018}}</ref><ref name="Sharma Mint 2018"/> The stories feature characters from a variety of communities, including [[Bodo-Kachari people|Bodo]], [[Nepal]]i, [[Bengalis|Bengali]], [[Rajbongshi people|Koch-Rajbongshi]], [[Rabha people|Rabha]], [[Muslims|Muslim]] and [[Santal people|Santal]].<ref name="Khan 2018"/><ref name="Sharma 2018" />

==Background==
In 2018, Singh told ''[[The Hindu]]'' that she wrote the stories over three years while working on another project related to primary schools in [[Assam]].<ref name="Ravi S 2018">{{cite news |last1=Ravi |first1=S |title=Like a garment caught on a nail… |url=https://www.thehindu.com/books/books-authors/like-a-garment-caught-on-a-nail/article23412689.ece |access-date=21 September 2021 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=April 2, 2018}}</ref>

==Reception==
In a review for ''[[Mint (newspaper)|Mint]]'', Sanjukta Sharma writes "The title of Parismita Singh’s collection of stories, ''Peace Has Come'', is a tragicomic irony."<ref name="Sharma Mint 2018">{{cite news |last1=Sharma |first1=Sanjukta |title=Ceasefire state of mind |url=https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/zHm2Fv4g80rydf8u7PDaKI/Ceasefire-state-of-mind.html |access-date=21 September 2021 |work=[[Mint (newspaper)|Mint]] |date=January 26, 2018}}</ref> Supriya Sharma writes in a review for the ''[[Hindustan Times]]'', "The irony of the title [...] becomes evident in its absence in the lives of the characters of these short stories set in the villages of upper Assam (the area called Bodoland). [...] Surprisingly, its subject matter does not weigh down this collection or make it a depressing read."<ref name="Sharma 2018">{{cite news |last1=Sharma |first1=Supriya |title=Review: Peace Has Come by Parismita Singh |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/books/review-peace-has-come-by-parismita-singh/story-WoMGVUOaKqkPaW8FOqcCHM.html |access-date=21 September 2021 |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=September 7, 2018}}</ref> In a review for ''[[The Sunday Guardian]]'', Anshika Ravi writes, "The brilliance of her work lies in the lingering feeling of dissatisfaction and restlessness that she manages to instill. All stories end on an ambiguously tragic note, only ascertaining that peace is nowhere near."<ref name="Ravi 2018">{{cite news |last1=Ravi |first1=Anshika |title=Book Review: A fresh perspective on the disorder of human life |url=https://www.sundayguardianlive.com/books/13012-book-review-fresh-perspective-disorder-human-life |access-date=21 September 2021 |work=[[The Sunday Guardian]] |date=June 1, 2018}}</ref>

[[Abdullah Khan (author)|Abdullah Khan]] writes in a review for ''[[The Hindu]]'', "The plotlines are often predictable. But Singh’s uniqueness lies in the way she carves out her characters, looking deep into their heart and minds, so that readers immediately empathise with them."<ref name="Khan 2018"/> Jessica Xalxo writes for ''[[SheThePeople]]'', "With Singh’s illustrations too marking the pages, readers find themselves experiencing what the newspapers glossed over and what only a look into the lives of the people amidst ceasefire could give."<ref name="Xalxo 2018">{{cite news |last1=Xalxo |first1=Jessica |title=Parismita Singh's 'Peace Has Come': Tales Of A Conflict-Torn Region |url=https://www.shethepeople.tv/news/parismita-singh-weaves-tales-conflict-torn-region/ |access-date=21 September 2021 |work=[[SheThePeople]] |date=March 24, 2018}}</ref> In a review for ''[[Scroll.in]]'', Sayali Palekar writes, "''Peace Has Come'', I believe, is crucial to read today, as more and more people realise how violent peace can be, to realise the sheer impossibility of these three titular words."<ref name="Palekar">{{cite news |last1=Palekar |first1=Sayali |title=Parismita Singh's short stories question whether 'Peace Has Come' to North East India |url=https://scroll.in/article/894508/parismita-singhs-short-stories-question-whether-peace-has-come-to-north-east-india |access-date=21 September 2021 |work=[[Scroll.in]] |date=September 22, 2018}}</ref> A review by Kamalika Basu in ''[[The Telegraph (India)|The Telegraph]]'' concludes, "With tension continuing to brew in Assam, the book is particularly relevant to our times. Rather than taking a partisan stand on militancy, Singh represents diverse ethnic groups that inhabit the space, and ties them together through the shared struggle for rights and identity and an undercurrent of humanity."<ref name="Basu 2018">{{cite news |last1=Basu |first1=Kamalika |title=Shadows of the past |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/2179775555 |access-date=22 September 2021 |work=[[The Telegraph (India)|The Telegraph]] |date=June 29, 2018|id={{ProQuest|2179775555}} }}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://scroll.in/article/869998/sultanas-story-is-fiction-but-the-bodo-versus-muslim-conflict-in-assam-is-fact Sultana’s story is fiction, but the Bodo versus Muslim conflict in Assam is fact] (story excerpt, ''[[Scroll.in]]'', 2018)

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[[Category:2018 short story collections]]
[[Category:Indian short story collections]]
[[Category:War short stories]]
[[Category:Assamese literature]]
[[Category:Books about politics of India]]
[[Category:Westland Books books]]

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