By Dr. Shah Faisal Place: Lolab, North Kashmir Time: A moonlit mid-summers night A Voice from somewhere: Ages have passed since my first step north-ward, these dust-ridden furrows on my face have a matchless acquaintance with the stars, that shine brighter in my company; for always have I taken … Read more →
Revisiting My Childhood and its Allied Fancies – Recollections of a Nostalgic Kashmiri
By Sohail Iqbal Romancing the Snow The prime mischief with the first snow fall of the season would entail passing over of a small pack to a family member, under a pretext, during the early hours of the morning. The revelation of snow in the pack to the unwary family … Read more →
She
A Short Story by Shafi Ahmad She mopped up the kitchen floor, rubbed her forehead with the back of her palm and looked towards the sky which was lit up with moonlight. The light emanating from the moon entered the room through the ventilator and spread the shadow of iron … Read more →
Listening to Grasshoppers: Field Notes on Democracy
By Syed Zafar Mehdi Listening to Grasshoppers: Field Notes on Democracy Author: by Arundhati Roy Publisher: Penguin Books India Pvt. Ltd Price: INR 499 Dedicated to those who have learned to divorce hope from reason, Booker prize winner author Arundhati Roy’s latest seminal work ‘Collection of her fiery essays deftly … Read more →
Muslims of India since Partition by Balraj Puri
Reviewer: Geeta Puri Book: Muslims of India since Partition by Balraj Puri Gyan Publishing House, 5 Ansari Road, Daryaganj, New Delhi, 110002 Rs.550 Balraj Puri’s work, a collection of his articles over a period of time in Economic and Political Weekly , Janata and some other journals is sagacious and … Read more →
My Life, My Kashmir
By Fatima Sultan Syed I grew up in Srinagar, the capital of Kashmir, in a small town adjacent to Dal Lake. If mythology were to be my source, I would tell you that life itself emanated from this lake and that monsters and demons hid deep in its waters. But … Read more →
Kashmir Needs Attention
By Javeed Ahmad Mir Concluding her speech at U.S.-India Business Council’s 34th Anniversary ‘Synergies Summit’ just before her India visit, US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton said, Sixty years ago this October, then-Prime Minister Nehru told a joint session of the United States Congress that, quote, Progress cannot go far … Read more →
An Extract from Islam, Women and Violence in Kashmir: Between India and Pakistan
By Nyla Ali Khan I belong to Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), a highly volatile South Asian region with rich reservoirs of cultural, social and human wealth. I was raised in the splendid Kashmir Valley located in the foothills of the Himalayas. The charm, splendor and heterogeneity of the Valley … Read more →
The Discontents of Democracy in Kashmir
By Seema Kazi The unexpectedly high voter turnout in the Valley during Kashmir’s recent assembly elections evoked considerable debate and analysis. A number of commentators both in Kashmir and elsewhere noted that the elections reflected citizens’ expectation and demand for good governance and development; they did not represent a mandate … Read more →