Calling Sehmat

Kashmir, 1971. Sehmat is an ordinary college student until her dying father tells her what he wants from her. Driven by his deep love for his country, he has already mapped out a path for her, and she finds she cannot refuse it. So begins her change from a young woman with an everyday life into a trained and dangerous spy.

With India and Pakistan edging toward war, Sehmat is married into the family of a powerful Pakistani general, a match that puts her at the center of the enemy's inner circle. Her task is to feed what she learns to Indian intelligence, and she carries it out with remarkable nerve and daring, living a double life inside her husband's household.

Then she comes across a piece of information that could wreck the strength of the Indian navy. What she does with it may shape the outcome of the conflict, and everything now depends on her.

Harinder Sikka's novel is an espionage thriller based on real events. It tells the story of a woman whose part in the war has gone largely unrecognized.