Opinion
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14.3KFor the love of language: Kashmir’s new age Urdu poets—Part I
From the 13th century saintly figures like Lal Ded and Shiekh ul Aalam to progressive writers like Ghulam Ahmad Mahjoor and Abdul...
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4.0KThe New York Times must get its facts right on Kashmir
In polarised times like these, when the world is increasingly electing strongmen to power, institutions swiftly change their stand on the legitimate...
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4.4KMahadev Ski Expedition: ‘There is no better transportation to freedom’
The more difficult, rigorous and mad that it sounds, the more exciting it becomes. As a Biscoe Boy, I knew the legend...
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3.5KOf Nakba, Resistance and ‘Right of Return’ of the people of Palestine
When Google Earth was initially released in 2001, I immediately rushed to locate a village that no longer exists on a map,...
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3.5KPoem: The Dungeon Republic
Beloved belligerence And this prevailing forlorn Strident are our streets: “Anybody? Anyone?” City is grief… Its viziers have fled. A few...
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3.8KAn Obituary for writing Obituaries: Who deserves one?
A silent flute laden with a litany of moan am I, and if this escape my lips, it’s that I can silence...
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5.1KWomen in Kashmir are silenced to shame, and the shame is not theirs, it’s yours
“It was then when I felt a hand brushing my rear. I tried to ignore it, hoping it was accidental and started...
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5.2KUnderstanding ‘Militarized Nationalism’ in Kashmir
Notions such as national honor and national pride form the basis of militarized nationalism, which can be both, defensive, in trying to...
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5.1KInside the Ottoman heartland: Glimpses of the glorious epoch
Edirne (Turkey): An unusual sunny day and a trip to Edirne in northwest of Istanbul is more than medley of joy, excitement and...
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11.2KBook Review: An Era of Darkness by Shashi Tharoor
Book: An Era of Darkness Author: Shashi Tharoor Publisher: Aleph Book Company (2016) In May 2015, Indian author and politician Shashi...
