Literature
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1.4KOf cats and coyotes—a short story of chaos
‘An unusual mood engulfed the city. In the midday, the sun hid behind the clouds and darkness fell over. The mother cat...
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I will come with a lighthouse: A saga of two Ks
‘I was intrigued by the relation of the book with Kashmir, its striking reference to “Welcome to heaven on earth”.’ Sayan Aich...
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Sahitya spotlight: Did they just confuse Kashmiri criticism with chronology?
Authored as ‘biography’ and awarded as criticism, one of Sahitya winners lately failed to do justice with the spirit of the literary...
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In Photos: Birds and vultures—Short story of a jungle
For outsiders, the jungle disguised as a place of serenity and solace. However, only the little birds know that the eagles have...
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Poets of Kashmir: Inspiration and the Artistic Process
Poetry that has emerged from Kashmir spans across mystical baeth, love songs, travel narratives, philosophical studies and dramas written in verse. Since...
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The ignored exoduses of Kashmiri Muslims—Part I: Slavery and subjugation
The word “exodus” has become almost rhetorical in the Kashmiri political discourse, however, the political connotations underpinning it have largely ignored the...
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Why Agha Shahid Ali’s new biography is a loose bag of emotions
Shahid is shown like any other human being who has the zest to perfect his writing and reach the zenith like an...
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‘Rinde poshmaal gindaney drayi lolo’: Romance, longing and Rasul Mir
The land of saints and Sufis, Kashmir, or how we Kashmiris dub it, ‘Peer Waer’, Adobe of Saints, has not only impressed...
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Ather Zia’s book ‘Resisting Disappearance: Military Occupation and Women’s Activism in Kashmir’ wins Public Anthropologist Award
Ather Zia’s book “Resisting Disappearance: Military Occupation and Women’s Activism in Kashmir” has won the Public Anthropologist Award 2021. Public Anthropologist Award...
