Posts By Qazi Zaid
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4.2KObituary‘We want India and its people to prosper’: Politics of Syed Ali Shah Geelani
The iconic leader whose passing has been termed as an end of an era has left behind a legacy of an unbending...
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4.4KNarrative
Jailed for Journalism: Letters of love, and hope in an Indian prison
As more and more paramilitary forces were being flown into a clamped-down on-genocide-alert Kashmir, thousands of political prisoners were being shifted out in...
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3.9KJournalism
Press Freedom stands in a courtroom, defending itself, where the murderer is the judge, jury, executioner
Press Freedom today stands in a courtroom, defending itself, where the murderer is the judge, jury and the executioner. In the hostile...
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9.2KClimate Change
The #10YearChallenge Kashmir should worry about: Receding Glaciers, Drying Lakes
Disclaimer: This story is best viewed on a desktop. The Shafat Glacier is a massive 14 kilometres long, and is situated in...
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3.0KFeature
‘Divide and rule, that’s the whole plan’: Reggae, resistance and rhythm in Kashmir
On the shores of one of the lakes around Srinagar, the quiet gathering assembled under the shadows of a mighty Chinar, does...
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5.1K35-A
Old wine in new bottles: Why offence is the best defence for Kashmir
Sponsored erosion of Kashmir’s ‘Special Status’ through local collaboration and courtroom campaigns is nothing new, but as the Supreme Court of India...
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3.4K35-A
Trojan horse and falling defences: Israel-type settlements feared amidst uncertainty over accession, citizens’ rights in JK
As Kashmir ups the ante over citizenship rights, on the first glance, popular mood on the street appears to have gone from...
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2.3KAnalysis
It’s bigger than tourism: Twisting facts, half truths and reporting with misrepresentations
In news writing, facts are sacred. The factual incidents also need a context, to place them in the right way, in which...
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9.1KIn Depth
Jammu Massacre: The frenzy of Suraiya, and the silence of history
Seven hundred years after Lal Ded would roam around Kashmir naked, in frenzy, reciting words of wisdom, Suraiya would do the same...
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5.7KData
Data Visualisation: Kashmir not only ‘most militarised zone’, but also ‘most depressed’
The conflict has taken a toll on the civilian population as well as combatants beyond the numbers of deaths. Amongst the top...
