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October 29, 2014 No Responses

Bonded labour and silent tears: memories of a crackdown

It was the summer of 1997; another sunny day in August was coming to an end during the school break. As a thirteen-year-old who lived in a boarding school, I valued home more than anything else. I stood quietly by the...

September 25, 2014 No Responses

Was Kashmir flooding a man-made disaster?

The answer to whether recent floods in the Himalayas is linked to climate change is not that simple. India-administered Kashmir, located in the Himalayas in the country’s north, has been totally devastated by floods – the worst in more than...

September 22, 2014 No Responses

India turns Kashmir flood disaster into PR stunt

Attempt by Indian authorities to take credit for relief effort has backfired by Hafsa Kanjwal Since Sept. 7, Indian-administered Kashmir has been dealing with the biggest and most ferocious floods in a century. With nearly 250 people dead and 600,000...

June 30, 2014 No Responses

Nearly 35% people speak Kashmiri in erstwhile J&K: Study

• Pahari has 24 %, Dogri 18 % speakers • Regional languages losing speakers • ‘Kashmiri spoken across the divide, indicative of its pan-regional character’ Kashmiri language has the largest number of active speakers in the erstwhi...

June 6, 2014 No Responses

Part- time freedom fighters

M ASHRAF If one takes 1931 as the real starting year of the freedom movement in Kashmir then the struggle has been going on now for almost 83 years ! This movement has seen many ups and downs, twists and...

June 6, 2014 No Responses

Accession, not Merger Article 370 is temporary, yet cannot be abrogated, or amended

LEGAL PERISCOPE Late Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah was absolutely right when he said while describing J&K’s relations with India that Jammu and Kashmir is part of India in a similar manner as a drop of oil in the bucket of water....

May 19, 2014 No Responses

Kashmir Sufi Perspective

Spiritual Hierarchy Dr Qazi HaroonKashmir from time immemorial has been an abode of mystics and saints. Godly men and women have left their imprint on its religious and social fabric. The most important reason was the geography and suitable climatic...