Commentary
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3.8K‘Kashmir fights for reality, not just memory’: An ode to the coloniser
A coloniser’s goals can be summarised succinctly in three words. SLAUGHTER, PLUNDER, ENJOY!!! It affects millions of lives, from the direct victims...
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‘Bohemia from Batamaloo’ hustles on the streets and sings his heart out, with socks in mind
He regularly ventures out on the streets, visits offices and knocks at residential gates, exhorting and persuading people to buy his socks....
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The (un)contested legacy of Srinagar Mayorship
As the Municipal poll ballots are yet to be counted, the predictions about the next Srinagar Mayor are rife with rumours and...
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‘Imamat’—the lost legacy: Why Muslims need to revisit Iqbal’s thought of ‘Sadaqat, Adalat, Shuja’at’
The times we live in, Muslims find themselves sunk in the abyss of despair and mental excruciation. They find themselves led, not...
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‘Don’t blame doctors, blame the broken healthcare system’: Doctors need a safe working space
Public expectations about treatment cannot be satisfied without overhauling the system In what highlights the lawlessness, a condemnable incident involving physical assault...
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Why male child sexual abuse is hard to report, Kashmir’s peace psychologist explains
In the backdrop of shocking news from Uri, where a 9-year-old girl was brutally raped, killed and eyes gouged out, a debate...
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On Teacher’s Day, a student recounts a ‘life-changing’ experience in the classroom
Traditionally, Teacher’s Day is a cherished date for the masses to remind themselves about the goodness of their teachers. But it’s equally...
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‘I’m a wife of a policeman, and I’m a liar!’
After insurgents responded with a rattling abduction spree in parts of southern Kashmir following police raids on their families, the deepened faultlines...
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An affidavit to the ‘Invisible People’
Someone would have said: You people don’t know how beautiful you are. The beauty of your souls goes unnoticed, and one thing...
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Let’s Speak: Why we need to abandon scholars who use religion to break the society
As part of Let’s Speak web series, Free Press Kashmir is starting a debate on different societal issues. In a first, here is...
