Articles by: Jaspreet Kaur

Debating Federalism, Nationalism and Development in the making of Punjab

Debating Federalism, Nationalism and Development in the making of Punjab

Abstract: This article examines the question of federalism and nationalism and its implications for development in the context of the regional economy of Punjab, which has its own unique characteristics, culturally and economically. The continuing debate about centre-state relations in India is due to the fact that Indian federalism, unlike the American federal structure, is a Union of States and[Read More…]

by 09/08/2023 Comments are Disabled India
Chinar man, Abdul Ahad Khan, inspects the trees planted by him in the northern belt of Kupwara district

Chinar Man of Kashmir

  To exist as a nation, to prosper as a state, to live as a people, we must have trees.” – Theodore Roosevelt In the times, when trees are being cut down in the name of development, production for firewood or just occupying land, Abdul Ahad Khan, a 38-year-old labourer from Nagri in Kupwara, for the past 15 years, has been[Read More…]

by 05/08/2023 Comments are Disabled Life/Philosophy
Shrinking Secularism In India

Shrinking Secularism In India

by Jaspreet Kaur & Aarif Rashid Malik In order to understand “secularism” it is essential to understand various terms, like pluralism, liberalism, associated with it and the term as applied in the West and countries like India. “Secularsim” is most commonly defined as the separation of religion from civic affairs and the state, and may be broadened to the need[Read More…]

by 09/06/2022 Comments are Disabled Communal Harmony
Jats: A brief history

Jats: A brief history

The Jats have been at the forefront of the ongoing farmer’s protests against the Center imposed three agri bills. Jat Sikh (Jatt Sikh), is a sub-group of the Jat people, and the Sikh ethnoreligious group from the Indian subcontinent. They are one of the dominant community in the Punjab, India owing to their large land-holdings. They form an estimated 21%[Read More…]

by 13/01/2021 Comments are Disabled India
Resisting Linguistic Hegemony: The Legacy of Punjabi Language

Resisting Linguistic Hegemony: The Legacy of Punjabi Language

It was only from the year I was in Class 3 that we finally settled in Delhi. In the few years before that I had lived in many places in India and outside, like Ferozepur, Kartarpur, Yol Camp (Dharamshala), Boston and Kanpur, depending on where my father was studying, posted or teaching. My School vacations would usually be spent in[Read More…]

by 22/09/2020 Comments are Disabled India
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