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Prof. Hameedah Nayeem Looks at Significance of the Story of Downtown Boy
What is in a Title? Significance of the title Story of Downtown Boy— and the Issues thereof Prof. Hameedah Nayeem Last week when two books were released in the university’s Ibni Khaldoon Hall, It set me thinking about the significance of the title of G M Zahid ‘s (Z.G. Muhammad’s) book- Srinagar, the City of Culture and Resistance: Story of Downtown Boy as a pointer to understand its genre. On the one hand, it is about Srinagar, the … Read entire article »
Filed under: Featured, Kashmir-Talk
Dr. Ahad’s New Book- A Good Read
Dr. Ahad’s book is an important read for students of history Z.G. MUHAMMAD It takes courage to tell the truth. In our situation, where “leaders” believe that they are the Zeus’ in their own right and their hanger-on’s make them believe that they are infallible demigods, “intellectual go-betweens” and “manufactured-elites” are engaged in strengthening the ‘dominant discourse” telling truth is like walking over double edged sword. Dr. Abdul Ahad, with his new book “Kashmir: Triumph and Tragedies” … Read entire article »
Filed under: Editor's Take
Hurriyat (M) Going Pakistan What For Is The Question.
Story of Paradigm Shift Z.G. Muhammad Are we a paranoid people- you and me included? Is it, fear rooted in my mind that makes me ponder over something, I would in normal course dismiss as nonevent and of consequences. Chairman APHC (M) and four other members of his executives’ council are visiting Pakistan in November. What is ‘big deal’ about it? For past many years, these leaders have been visiting Islamabad and meeting men in power. Now their visits to the country and meeting leaders’ is no news. Why should it engage my attention, is the question. There were times when Kashmir leader visiting Islamabad made big news. In 1964, when Sheikh Abdullah at the behest of Indian Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru visited Islam it made big news on two counts: one, Sheikh was … Read entire article »
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A tribute to the city through fond memories of its glorious past.
By Shujaat Bukhari Being the capital of the politically sensitive State of Jammu and Kashmir, Srinagar has always attracted the attention of writers and researchers, both Indian and foreign. Hundreds of books have been written on Kashmir, its politics, landscape and cultural and religious heritage. Srinagar, with its rich ethos and culture, has been in the centre of the multidimensional debates on the State. The glorious past of this ancient city, which was once known for its … Read entire article »
Filed under: Perspectives
Kashmir On Backburner?
Kashmir Missing From Narrative. Has the stalemate on Kashmir ended? Is there any forward movement towards the resolution of Kashmir? These posers, gripped the public mind after the APHC through a statement for the press announced that Pakistan government had invited Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and some leaders of his faction of the multi-party combine to Pakistan. Pakistan High Commissioner, Shahid Malik extended invitation from Foreign Minister, Hina Rabbani to Mirwaiz Umar during their meeting at New Delhi. In the proposed meeting in Islamabad Mirwaiz and his colleagues are expected to hold discussions with Pakistan leadership on prospectus of Kashmir resolution. The Mirwaiz accepted the invitation. Subsequently, Pakistan High Commissioner called on Octogenarian Syed Ali Shah Geelani at His Malviya Nagar residence in Delhi along with some other officers and … Read entire article »
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Summing up SRINAGAR (Book Review)
ZGM’s Nostalgia shapes into a book bringing alive the stories from the city that once was Kashmir in recent years has witnessed a surge of books. Most of the books tell us the grim stories of the two decades. Most of these books have a single theme this one, but this book – Srinagar My City My Dreamland – is a compendium of articles written in Nostalgia column of Greater Kashmir over last few years, touching … Read entire article »
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