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Abstract
Terrorism one of the greatest problems of modern era, is a long debated issue in Indian English Writing. This Research article, Shalimar the clown: Tracing the root of terrorism in Kashmir, aims to analyze th5e root cause of perpetuation of terrorism in terrorism in Kashmir Valley after the partition of India and Pakistan 1947. At the same time it traces the issue of terrorism in global perspective and highlights its connection with other terrorist activities all over the world. It also fourses on the role of wrongheaded corrupt politicians of India and Pakistan in making Kashmir a hub of terrorist activities. Rushdie also examines the exploitation of Kashmiri inhabitants at the hands of Indian Armed forces as well as the plight of Kashmiri people. It also seeks to analyze America’s role at international level and her interference around the globe that paved the way for terrorism across the world. Rushdie has convincingly presented through Shalimar the clown that how circun stances compels a jovial clown, Shalimar, to adopt the path of violence after the perfidiousness of his better half Boonyi.