Opinion
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7.8KThrough the lens of Kashmiri literature: Agha Shahid Ali’s poetry 16 years after his demise
“We shall meet again, in Srinagar, by the gates of the Villa of Peace, our hands blossoming into fists till the soldiers...
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Why rewarding Rajasthan psychopath highlights an existential crisis for Indian Muslims
When Nathuram Godse assassinated Mahatma Gandhi, “women from respectable Hindu families sent him a sweater they had made for him.” 70 years...
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The Shaahid and the Shahiid: A tribute by Nawaz Gul Qanungo
Half a decade before the Jawaharlal Nehru University would erupt and subsequently come under fire for hosting a talk about The Country Without...
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An Apology: Hate Crime against Muslim man in India’s Rajasthan
In a gut-wrenching incident of hate crime committed against a Muslim man in India’s Rajasthan state, the man identified as Shambhulal Regar can...
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Travelogue: Finding yourself ‘off the road’ at Warwan Valley
What’s your escape route? How do you move out of your comfort zone into the wilderness? What’s so intriguing about this other...
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Return of the prodigal son and his encounter with Kashmir’s work culture
It was in the summer of 2014 when I decided to return home. I, like many others of my age had been...
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November 3
He would talk to the imaginary audience, giving them lessons on existentialism and the state of despair in life. Of his own...
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Extravagance has ruined the great institution of marriage
Weddings are no more a mere union of individuals and a private affair. They’ve rather become a symbol of wealth exhibition and...
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LoC trade can’t be de-linked from politics in the contested Kashmir region
Almost a decade old cross-LoC trade initiative between Indian and Pakistan administered Kashmirs that was intended to give people hope, and ‘heal...
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‘Creeping Annexation’: Why Israel Shelved the ‘Greater Jerusalem Law’
The postponing of an Israeli Knesset Bill that would have annexed major illegal Jewish settlements in the West Bank to the Jerusalem...
