Narrative
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1.0KRemembering Billu—the pet emotion of my life
‘My mother always used to say that Billu came with fortune. When he was there, we never faced any problem.’ I was...
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A revival in Kashmir’s ‘theatre of absurd’
As part of Kashmir’s syncretic culture, an obsolete show is springing back due to a showman’s resilient act. A veteran’s Balpora Budgam...
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Jinxed journey: Inside Kashmir bus where lovers reunite as strangers
Old lovers bump into each other as travellers and embark on a reticently retrospective ride. An unnamed man is on his commute...
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Kashmir’s reluctance to report abusers cost Shagufta her school, solace
As Kashmir is lately witnessing series of abusive cases, here’s a story of a daughter who lost her campus and composure to...
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Locks can’t end hostilities inside Kashmir’s hospitals
A recent alleged healthcare negligence case might have sealed a private hospital block in Srinagar, but Kashmir’s ailing healthcare needs a bigger...
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A butler who wanted to steal Radcliffe’s pen that partitioned millions of lives
A tea-server in Viceroy Mountbatten’s office saw harrowing history being discussed and debated like no other. 75 years later, the witness’s diary...
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That summer when a siege was laid on all lovers
‘My phone reminds me of photos clicked in August 2019 now. I look at myself in the photos and feel like a...
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‘Cow’, ‘Lambo’, ‘Nataraj Pencil’: Kashmir’s toxic body-shaming culture
“What people saw was a ‘fat figure’. They called her ‘darti pe boaj’, cylinder and what not. These tags became her nicknames....
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Kashmiri scholar’s US diary: ‘We need to imbibe American habits’
Living and working in America truly helped me understand how big Americans think and act, what makes their economy great and what...
