All posts tagged "Kashmir"
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931CulturePhoto walk in Srinagar—the city of moorings and metaphors
Amid urban myths and legends, Srinagar has stayed snappers’ picture perfect owing its heritage and history. Jhelum’s Ghat No. 9 is a...
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752Crime
Slaughter ended a sibling’s promise in Kashmir
Amid shock and rage, the sibling recalls last moments and the promise that ended with a life. When a bucket full of...
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678Narrative
Remembering Billu—the pet emotion of my life
‘My mother always used to say that Billu came with fortune. When he was there, we never faced any problem.’ I was...
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555Culture
Cringe not creativity: Are Kashmiri social-media influencers normalising misogyny?
The image of a Kashmiri woman is being trivialized in reels, videos, skits in the name of creative freedom. Sehrish Hayat couldn’t...
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690Conflict
Guard and gloom—how Kashmiris mourned their ‘piece of heart’
Unfazed by online diatribe and demonization, Sanjay Sharma’s Muslim neighbours stood together with his family for tearful farewell. ACHAN, Pulwama — The...
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783Culture
Of Vakhs and Shruks: The gnostic exchange between two Kashmiri mystics
“If Lal Ded roasts our hearts on the fire of love, then Nund Reshi does nothing less than move a mountain.” Lal...
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1.3KLadakh
Out of deep freeze: Ladakh at Jantar Mantar
Inside Delhi’s dissent-show where the cold desert’s celeb avant-gardist was spearheading campaign for identity, rights and environment. The nerd who inspired Bollywood...
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Honorifics in retrospect—why western branding is bad for Kashmiri literature
From Rasool Mir, being dubbed as ‘The John Keats’ of Kashmir, to Mehjoor as ‘The Wordsworth’ and Abdul Ahad Azad as ‘The...
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A revival in Kashmir’s ‘theatre of absurd’
As part of Kashmir’s syncretic culture, an obsolete show is springing back due to a showman’s resilient act. A veteran’s Balpora Budgam...
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859Disaster
When no light came from tunnel: The night avalanche struck Kashmir
The avalanches lately hitting valley have revived the horrors of the night when a scribe received news about a tragedy involving amongst...
