Anees Ahmed

The Smell of Memory Anees Ahmed

The smell of Godhra riot has started troubling Farhan at Himtaal, where he lives in a big eerie bungalow that belongs to his uncle. In restlessness amid these smelling memories, Farhan discovers a divine book at a Mazaar (Tomb/ Mausoleum) in the outskirts of the city. The divine book has lessened down his pains but he has started feeling strange obscure things as a side effect. After a long search, Farhan has found his new friend Anees who is also the caretaker of the Mazaar. At Himtaal, Farhan notices that a mysterious girl in red dress continuously spies upon him and a clumsy Fakeer (beggar) lives in front of his bungalow. When Yasmeen, an archaeologist at Mehrgarh and Farhan's online girlfriend abandons him in search of Saira, a girl from nearby Taliban struck area, Farhan's life takes a sad turn. During search of Saira in the nearby Taliban struck areas, Yasmeen uncovers many un-Islamic activities going on. At Mazaar, Farhan comes to know that in Himtaal it is more of a conflict between Razdis and Dinabs, two sects of Muslims rather than Hindus and Muslims. When Yasmeen finds Saira and the red dress girl reveals truth, many events unfold in Farhan's life, many secrets show up, confusions occur, and due to smelling memories that have captured his mind, Farhan is unable to guess who is real and who is fake.