In Depth
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1.5KOf half-truths and hegemony: The Problematic Genre
Kashmir has been alienated from itself and there’s not any particular entity or community to be blamed for this. Myriad narratives have...
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From showbiz to showmen, this Kashmiri is a ‘go-to’ consultant for all
Khalid Wani calls himself a commoner’s consultant despite his big-brand dealings in the corporate world. The 35-year-old man from Hyderpora, Srinagar has...
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Sextortion and obscenity: The case of unknown video calls in Kashmir
Sextortion or obscene video-calling scam has become a new malady for money-minting in Kashmir. Aijaz Baba was sitting with his family one...
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Solidarity, symbolism and sedition: Case-study of three captive Kashmiris
Beyond played-up patriotism, and Indian cricket team’s symbolic support to the persecuted, pathos of three Kashmiri families are pointers of the barefaced...
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Why Kalij Pheasant as JK bird is a wrong choice
Throughout the globe, governments prefer to adopt endangered or threatened birds. But the newly declared Kalij Pheasant is neither an endangered or...
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Beats and bandanas: Hip hop survives underground in Kashmir
A tucked away hall fumes with electric energy as powerful beats and bars dropped by local rappers gathered for a Cypher on...
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Kashmiri breadwinner’s killing leaves his poor family in lurch
‘Their son was not a militant, but still he was killed. Government has to take responsibility of his family, like they are...
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Before early winter, Kashmir echoed with festive songs of harvest
Be it the golden paddy fields full of buzz or the surrounding lawns of the small hamlets, the festive hands were reaping...
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Being Azad in times of migrant departure
The non-native workforce’s departure due to targeted killings in Kashmir has conveniently sidelined the strife-stricken society’s migrant welfare role during the last...
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‘They’re mocking our religion’: Anger and frustration in Kashmir as Jamia Masjid remains locked for Friday prayers
Praying in the mild autumn sun, resting against the walls of Srinagar’s century old Jamia Masjid, Shakeela had come all the way...
