Commentary
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1.6KBraid Chopping: ‘We’ll get through this, too, stronger than they think’
How does it feel like a Kashmiri woman when relentless braid-chopping episodes are only escalating a sense of scare? Here, the writer...
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Braid-chopping: ‘Vigilantism overtakes when the State fails to deliver justice’
The sentiment—Kashmir isn’t safe anymore—is taking grip in the valley since past few weeks. The incidents of braid-chopping and its consequent vigilantism...
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‘My dear countrymen, Kashmir is beyond the tourism video…’
‘Kashmir, warmest place on earth,’ says the new tourism video of Kashmir tourism department. The video captures the beauty of the valley,...
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Amid death and destruction, will Maryam survive?
On a cold, snowy morning, I was walking around the banks of Jhelum in Srinagar. That’s the least a sportsman—a footballer in...
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Defiant people, clueless leadership: Kashmir post-2008
After the defiant decade of the 90s, Kashmir dispute was reduced to mere political and diplomatic discussions away from public participation. But...
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True or Fake Faith Healers: How to differentiate
Anyone whose misinterpretation of the Holy Scripture (and/or use of private ”revelation”) implicitly or explicitly, contradicts Quran and the Sunnah can never...
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Of stolen apples and unforgettable memories
A video showing the armed forces personnel being caught stealing apples from an orchard in Kashmir has gone viral on social media. In...
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#KashmirForAll: Rajnath’s message and the Hindu man’s burden
The Indian Home Minister in a statement said that the centre will never undermine the sentiments of the people of Jammu and...
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A day before Eid, a One Day Peace
For a day or two, the air in and around Srinagar might almost seem devoid of the memories of tear gas and...
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A History of Abuse at ‘Leading’ Schools of Kashmir
Slap, Kick, Punch, Spit. Oh, these kids. Snap, crack, bang, grunt. Oh, these rogue kids, I tell you. These so-called students and...
