History
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1.0KOral Memory: Kashmiri proverbs as political commentary
A Kashmiri woman’s innocent take on politics has won hearts on the Internet as she talks about the new Governor. But Kashmiris...
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With no official function in Kashmir, Kashmiris across the globe observe Martyrs’ Day
This is for the first time since 1948 that there is no official function on Martyrs’ Day Martyrs’ day was removed as...
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Turkey converts Istanbul’s iconic Hagia Sophia museum back to mosque
Srinagar: Turkey’s top administrative court, the Council of State, on Friday ruled that Istanbul’s iconic Hagia Sophia can be converted from a...
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‘I see India turning into Akhand Bharat’: Qazi Nisar’s letter to Rajiv Gandhi in 1987 warning against Hindu Extremism
In a letter written in 1987, to the then Prime Minister of India, Rajiv Gandhi, Qazi Nisar Ahmed, the slain Mirwaiz of South...
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Ghulam Rassul Galwan: The Kashmiri explorer Ladakh’s high altitude battlefield is named after
There are rare instances where a major geographical feature is named after a native explorer who put it on a western map....
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Galwan: A valley named after famed Kashmiri warrior tribe which fought off foreign invaders
As reports about confrontation in the Galwan Valley hits international new-stands, with two nuclear armed countries coming face to face, the lesser known...
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The Ayatollah and his impact on Iran-e-Sagheer—Part V
In the wake of the Iranian Revolution, many forums had come up across the globe which would share and spread Imam Khomeini’s...
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The Ayatollah and his impact on Iran-e-Sagheer—Part IV
There’s a growing understanding in the world including Kashmir right now that a pro-Reza Shah lobby is also rabble-rousing behind the scenes for...
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The Ayatollah and his impact on Iran-e-Sagheer—Part III
When the invading Red Army of World War-II repute met its Waterloo in the rugged terrains of Pakistan’s “strategic depth” during eighties...
