after writing his debut novel harp in 2016 entrepreneurauthor nidhi dalmia is back with his second novel afternoon this yearafternoon is set in san francisco bay area and new york delhi and kashmir in the 1960s it follows the story of a young student and two women whose relationships with him evolve over many years as he finds the love of his liferead alsosalman rushdie awarded the prestigious german peace prize 2023indiaborn american writer salman rushdie has won the peace prize of the german book trade 2023 heres what rushdie said on winning the award read morethe freedom hinduism offers us to interpret stories can be a glowing beacon for other faiths vineet bajpai at the launch of his new book delhi city of the blood gatespopular indian author vineet bajpais new book delhi city of the blood gates was launched amidst an intimate gathering of family friends and wellwishers in delhi on june 22 2023 heres what happened at the eventone of the women is a kashmiri muslim who is brought up in delhi but the memories of her home state stay with her the other woman is an american field service worker from new york whose life changes after a short visit to india it is during this india visit that she decides to go to berkley instead of the north east in india for her further studies meanwhile the major political events of the 1960s end up affecting their lives in unexpected ways will their relationship survive the threats from other events and interested parties will their intercontinental relationship be able to withstand it allthe narrative weaves the characters in the backdrop of major transformative intellectual cultural sexual and student revolutions of the 1960s but at the core of it this is a beautiful story about love it also makes one wonder how our life is shaped and moulded with the choices we make and the forces that are beyond our control how critics view the booksalman khurshid author and former minister of external affairs called it refreshing vivid account of the protagonist growing up in new delhi in the swinging 60s and travelling to the us exploring human relations unselfconsciously great nostalgia for the 60s generations of young indians and americanssiddharth kak popular television personality and author said nidhi dalmias imaginative writing set in delhi kashmir and berkeley usa evokes nostalgia for another era offering a poetic glimpse into the intensity of love and longing in the swinging sixtiessanjaya baru economist writer and media personality said war love travel the sixties india in his seductive tale of love and longing nidhi dalmia takes us into a world of free spirits constrained by familiar doubts a delightful readsandeep bamzai veteran journalist and author said set in the bay area new york kashmir and delhi in the late 1960s intertwined with the significant cultural student sexual and intellectual revolutions taking place then afternoon is a moving tale that superlatively reflects how our lives are shaped by the choices