Opinion
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1.7KLone Brothers, and the hunting expedition of Roosevelts via Kashmir
Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (TR-Jr.) (1887-1944) and Kermit Roosevelt (1889-1943), the two eldest sons of 26th President of USA Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) inherited...
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Evolution of Alif: ‘Siyah’ pushes the boundaries of original music
Alif’s new album Siyah has dropped. Haal is the first of the four volumes of the Siyah series. For many, it may...
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Hafizas of Kashmir: Dancers, and dark history of institutionalised flesh trade
By Showkat Rasheid Wani, and Khawar Khan Achakzai. The British had no legal and moral rights to transfer the hereditary and...
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An Adage: Mei kyah hatya ker me (Did I commit murder?)
Long before banning of beef in India, and the blasphemy law in Pakistan, a deadly combination of both was implemented and practised...
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Khan family bereaved: Mohammad Amin Khan passes away
Srinagar: Muhammad Amin Khan passed away after a brief illness in Umerabad, Peerbagh area of Srinagar. “With profound grief and sorrow, we...
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Education, and pedagogy: Why we need de-schooling
Our society has fabricated a self-pitiable ‘education’ system in which qualifying exams has become a delusional testimony of how good or bad...
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Political identity and ethno-nationalism: A vexed question
Modern nation states and their ideological underpinnings are a challenge to the question of identity and has ironically taken the question of...
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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...
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Cups, Chronicles, and Conflict: In conversation with Alana Hunt
Cups of Nun Chai (2020), published by Yarbal Books, is an archive of stories that give a glance into the extraordinary lives...
