Will the Supreme Court “Turn the Clock Back” on Kashmir?
The hon’ble Supreme Court of India has reserved its verdict on the petitions challenging Presidential Orders CO 272 & CO 273 of 2019 which scrapped the special status accorded to…
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Indian Supreme Court Judges Adjudicating Kashmir Petitions Sound Like Cheerleaders For Article 370 Repeal!
The aforementioned title sums up the impressions after watching live telecast of the ongoing court proceedings. A few observations are in order: Judges in the classical mould were expected not…
The case of Kashmir: A Gandhian Resolution
One of the most geographically, politically and now militarily contested territory that has raised innumerable human rights questions in the recent and distant past continues to be Kashmir. Kashmir today…
Kashmir Imbroglio: Creating Binary between Nehru and Patel!
As Bharat Jodo yatra, in its final phase is in Kashmir, there is an overwhelming response. At the same time some writers and commentators are using the occasion for Nehru…
Using the ruse of the recovery of Government land as a weapon to disempower
Right since the abrogation of article 370 on Aug.5th, 2019 which was ostensibly read down to herald a new beginning in the state of J&K that was tom-tommed as…
A rejoinder to Dr Ram Puniyani’s article on Kashmir
This is a rejoinder to Dr Ram Puniyani’s article “Kashmir: Blatant Distortions of History, an obstacle to Peace" Please allow me to state right at the outset that I have…
Kashmir: Blatant Distortions of History, an obstacle to Peace
The abrogation of Article 370 was done with the claims that this step will restore peace and give security for the hapless Kashmiri Pundit community. Three years down the line…
Kashmir Towards Cultural Recession
A new civilization is emerging in our lives, and blind men everywhere are trying to suppress it. This new civilization brings with it new family styles; changed ways of working,…
Dwindling Speakers of Kashmiri Language: Reasons and Repercussions
I am always sorry when any language is lost, because languages are the pedigrees of nations. ---.Samuel Johnson Mother Tongue/Language is without any doubt the identity of any nation.…
Will social media unite Kashmir?
Digital technology has demolished the borders between different countries without any war or confrontation. The same technology has come to the rescue of those families living across the Indo-Pak border…
Some glimpses of old Bollywood in Kashmir
Usually, the Kashmiris think & believe that “Mainz Raat”/Mehndi Raat ( in Kashmiri, 1964) was the first movie produced by Hindi Cinema on Kashmir & that it was followed in…
Yasin Malik Could Have Been The Muivah Of Kashmir
The judgement of Supreme Court releasing A.G. Perarivalan, convicted in the case of Rajiv Gandhi’s assassination, has been widely hailed as upholding the human rights of prisoners. Yet, Yasin Malik,…
Striving for Peace in Strife Torn Kashmir
Killings by Pakistan trained; pro- Pakistan terrorists have been unrelenting in Kashmir. When Modi announced demonetization one of the arguments was that this is aimed at containing terrorism in Kashmir.…
Er Rashid: J&K’s Aam Aadmi is Now A Forgotten Hero
Once a popular leader, Er. Rashid has almost disappeared from news, particularly from mainstream media. Rashid comes from Langate area of Kupwara, a border district in Kashmir valley . Rashid…
Rishism V/S Mullaism – Culture of Simplicity V/S Culture of Conspicuous Consumption
Did Rishism grow up in medieval Kashmir parallel to Mawalism and Mullaism? Did it emerge as a challenge to these isms and their love for material progress through the route…
Media Kashmir narratives
'Those contractors who have been doing business all over the world in the name of "Kashmir shops", do they realize what dilemma this nation is in at the moment? Isn't…
The October massacre of Kashmir -Indifference of Indian liberal’s perspective
Prominent cartoonist Satish Acharya’s illustration in early October provided quite the insights into the recent gruesome developments in Kashmir. The piece features Shraddha Bindru, a Kashmiri Pundit, who’s holding the…
PUCL Condemns indiscriminate killing of civilians in Kashmir Valley
PUCL strongly condemns the indiscriminate and unabated killing of civilians by militants in the Kashmir Valley. This year over 31 civilian, non-combatants have been killed which include 11 civilians killed…
Kashmiris Being Used As Pawns?
So, communal strategy is apparently being tried once again on the Kashmir-front. Kashmir is clearly viewed as one of those political cards which right-winged, extremist parties can bank upon to…
Experimenting with the ‘Aparthied’- As a new tool to ‘play games’ in Kashmir
The spectacular failure of the strategy of setting such a great score by the tools of subjugation that are, for the most part, scarcely noticeable as such has never been…
Suicides in Kashmir
"Often, I think of taking my own life. I go to orchards and choose the place where I had made the gallows. My mother knows that I am going through…
Welcome to Kashmir
‘Welcome to Kashmir’ one of my Kashmiri friends sighed and exclaimed after I had explained to him about our experience in Srinagar. ‘The way you were thrown out from Kashmir…
Kashmiri Apple Needs Government Patronage
In a promising apple village of district Anantnag, Sirhama, the month of September was used to be a busy month. It used to be a month of dreams, aspirations, hope…
Pandemic precipitates mental health issues in Kashmir
Srinagar: Seven years ago, 45-year-old Yasmeen* witnessed the death of her brother, who was caught in a cross-fire between militants and army personnel in Kulgam, 67 km from Srinagar. For…
Political brinkmanship in Kashmir
How in essence, politics in India has been reduced merely to the battle of perceptions In the India of today what is passed for politics is actually nothing more…
Democratic Processes and Kashmir Imbroglio
On 5th August 2019, through the Presidential ordinance the Article 370, giving autonomy to Kashmir was abolished. This article was the basis of Kashmir’s accession to India and it gave…
Higher Education in Jammu and Kashmir – abuses and malpractices!
Written by Dr. Aadil M. Nanda and Dr. Rafi Ramzan Dar Gone are the days when our educated youth were viewed as a potential human resource waiting to be tapped. In the days…
Kashmiris! Are we disloyal-1
Whenever and wherever there is a discourse on the disputed status of Jammu and Kashmir, everyone attempts to present this dispute with their spin. India and Pakistan narrate this conflict…
Kashmiri ‘Pheran’ in demand
I have never overcome the nightmare of those scenes of the early 1990s when the Indian soldiers had laid pre-dawn siege to our neighbourhood one day. The soldiers had their…
Kashmir, India, Pakistan And The UN
While Imran Khan's recent speech in Kotli has caused quite a rouse in some political circles in Pakistan, most Kashmiris living across the Line of Control have again pinned their…
Kashmir: Romance And Rigours Of Snow
In the Himalayan valley of Kashmir, the year 2021 was greeted by one of the heaviest snowfalls in the last 10 years in terms of snow depth accumulated during January…
Mother of a Martyr
I had set off too early to catch her before the body of her slain son would reach the village. After killing young boys, the Indian security forces would return…
Winter in Kashmir: For local Kashmiris, it’s living a nightmare
The line in the subtitle above underscores a reality that not many of those coming to visit the valley from outside Kashmir would concede as a fact of life. The…
Indianisation aka Colonisation of Kashmir’s Forests
“Agar firdaus bar roo-e zameen ast/ Hameen ast-o hameen ast-o hameen ast!” (If there is a paradise on earth/ It is this, it is this, it is this!”) When Amir Khusrau, the famous Sufi…
How have Indians failed J&K and its people?
The discussion on what should happen with Jammu & Kashmir has always been an interesting one, with no feasible, sustainable solution that can ensure peace in the valley on the…
Kashmir and the Presentist notion of the Past
In the modern day academic arena, often the two closely associated disciplines of anthropology and history inform our notion of the past. In the context of modern South Asia or…
Kashmir and Article 370: A Salable Product for BJP During Elections
Imagine, you are in the spiritual capital of Andhra Pradesh- Tirupati and a local guide is selling you pictures of Dal Lake Srinagar or for instance you are in Arunachal…
We will all be gypsies now
More than one million nomads of Jammu and Kashmir, mostly from the Gujjar and Bakkarwal communities, who prefer living in temporary sheds or mud houses in the forests and mountains,…
DDC Elections in J & K and the astounded BJP
While it may be true that the participation of Kashmiri people, both, in terms of the contesting candidates followed by the voters (if any) in the upcoming District Development Council…
Insider struggles for document as outsiders can buy land in J&K
The new Jammu and Kashmir Development Act is being celebrated as a special achievement of the Narendra Modi government at the Centre. BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra tweeted, “OUSIDERS CAN NOW…
The Many Layers of Lies Regarding the Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh Regions
A lot has changed in the region that formed the erstwhile Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir since the first week of August last year. The heart wrenching part is,…
Genocide of Jammu Muslims of 1947 that changed demography & history of J&K
Following Partition of Indian subcontinent in 1947, communal flare up erupted like volcanic lava almost everywhere. Unlike that of other communal killings, Hyderabad Muslim massacre of 1948 & Jammu Muslim…
Drug Abuse In Kashmir
The last three decades of conflict have seen decadence as political instability plagues the society in J&K. People are upfront against manifold problems. The conflict has had huge…
Reflections on the Instrument of J&K Accession
For over two months after the independence from British rule and the subsequent partition of Indian subcontinent in August 1947, the Maharaja of Jammu & Kashmir attempted to remain independent.…
Kashmir; The Conflict of languages
In its recent order Indian Union cabinet declared five languages as official languages in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The President of India, subsequently, put his seal…
Kashmir in International Circles
The Kashmir dispute has been a bone of contention between two nuclear armed neighbouring nations and has involved a third neighbouring armed nation in this Frey. This dispute has not…
‘Hinduisation’ of Jammu and Kashmir: The Language and Domicile Bills
Hindi along with Urdu, Kashmiri, Dogri and English, has been made official language of Jammu and Kashmir. A bill is recently passed in the parliament of India to add Dogri…
Life hasn’t been the same, since I grew up- Perspective from a Kashmiri father
Often in life, when one has kids, they plant a thousand wishes, dreams and aspirations for them- the kind of life they’d want them to have, the kind of clothes…
Muzzling the dissent
“ I disapprove of what you say but I will defend to the death your right to say it”, said E.B Hall. Today’s era is the era of democracy, a…
A Letter To God From Kashmir
Khuda soba …...theek chewhaz. How are you ? Where shall i write to you ? On the skin of Martyrs? Or the shadow of disappeared ? Or in…
Maej Kasheer : The Lost Paradise
Káśmīra, the Sanskrit word of Kashmir; or Kasheer, the Kashmiri word for Kashmir; only inscribed in the pages of the books or in minds similarly as how the beloved land…
Gupkar, The Name Behind A Declaration
Gupkar as the name behind a recent political declaration is catching headlines these days. On 4 August 2019, a group of politicians in Srinagar issued a statement, now known as…
Canadian legislator honoured for standing up for Kashmir and minorities in India
The members of Indians Abroad for Pluralist India (IAPI) presented a medal of courage to a North Delta MLA at his constituency office on Thursday, August 27 for raising the…
War And Mental Health crisis in Kashmir does not seem to be Resolved soon
War and conflicts always comes in a severe human cost. Apart from the death and injuries it brings to the body, it has always brought a similar degree of injury…
Kashmir; craving for democracy
Jammu and Kashmir, downgraded to UT status a year before, is battling on two fronts; one Corona virus and second restoration of democracy. The virus cases are rising day by…
A Year Of Economic Turmoil in Kashmir
A year since reading down of Article 370, J-K’s economy is in crisis. In August last year a complete communication blackout and lockdown was enforced after BJP-led Central government scrapped…
Kashmir Dispute: A Result Of Broken Promises
In the words of JL Nehru, “Kashmir is not commodity for sale or to be bartered. It has an individual existence and its people must be the final arbiters of…
MLA Ravi Kahlon writes to UN to raise his concerns over Kashmir
Close to the first anniversary of the scrapping of special constitutional rights given to Indian-occupied Kashmir, a North Delta legislator is seeking global intervention into the matter. Ravi Kahlon, who…
Jammu & Kashmir: One Year after Abrogation of Article 370- Increasing Alienation, Relentless Repression, Simmering Conflict
PUCL appeals that the Government of India urgently listen to the people of J&K, initiate dialogue and restore peace Withdraw the police state: Restore freedom and democracy in the region…
Kashmir’s One Year Nightmare Without Article 370
What would George Orwell have made of the Kashmir situation in 2020? Mr. Orwell’s prophetic work on extensive government over-reach, mass surveillance and repressive regimentation of all persons and behaviours…
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