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Autobiographic Notes Doctors Who Loved Kashmiris
Nostalgia Our Philanthropist Businessmen By ZGM Time ticked by, I no more felt lonely in the maddening crowds of the metropolitan city. I no more saw everything around me, grey–insipid and colorless. My distressing feelings: ‘I had nothing to contribute; I played no part; I was on the edge had vaporized- soothing and freshening sea breezes had a lot to do in it.’ Now, in all its seasons, shades and colors I loved the vivacity and vibrancy of the … Read entire article »
Filed under: Editor's Take, Kashmir-Talk
UN Commissioner In Asking Access to Kashmir Is Not Blasphemous
Punchline Kashmir on Diplomatic Turf Z. G. Muhammad India and Pakistan have earned a ‘sad and bad distinction.’ Perhaps in the world, only these two nations since their birth as independent countries are endlessly engaged in war of attrition. The two important South Asian players, now nuclear powers have continuously been exchanging mortar shells and fighting battles along the line Jammu and Kashmir. The line drawn by the United Nations Security to stop the waring countries from fighting … Read entire article »
Filed under: Kashmir-Talk, Point of view
Autobiographical: Meeting Nehru’s Top Propaganda Man
Nostalgia Meeting ‘Garam Coat’ Man- Rajinder Singh Bedi ZGM I loved cinema. That, I believe was true about our whole generation which as children had looked upon the bioscope as ultimate entertainment. In the sixties, when first cinema was built in our locality, for my mates- even the most bookish in the class playing truant and skipping practical classes for watching a matinee show had become a pastime. Tickets for matinee shows cost less than the normal … Read entire article »
Filed under: Editor's Take
Gateway To City of “C”- Suffering People and Sinking Economy
Punchline Gateway To The City of “C” Z. G. Muhammad Sometimes, the debates on the social media are quite informative and challenging inasmuch as they call for a serious thinking. The past week a young architect posted a picture of a newly constructed gateway to the downtown Srinagar. Many say after the three gateways to the Mogul garrison city Naagar Nagari, it is first gateway that has been constructed in the city. For Kashmiri nationalists, … Read entire article »
Filed under: Editor's Take
Autobiographical: Khawaja Ahmad Abbas and Kashmir
Nostalgia Meeting K. A. Abbas ZGM In the city of seven islands, every Sunday had its beauty for me; it always had a new thrill and excitement. To enjoy the poetic beauty of the city in all its aesthetics, I more than often boarded a red double-decked bus at the bus stand outside my home in Colaba. Those days at the bus stands, elevators, and escalators the city was also magnificent for its discipline. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Editor's Take, Kashmir-Talk, Perspectives
António Guterres Wake UP – It can turn into a nuclear war
PUNCHLINE António Guterres Wake UP – It can turn into a nuclear war By Z.G. Muhammad Some days back, I found a passionately written petition in my mail box appealing for ending tension on the line vivisecting Jammu and Kashmir (LOC). The petition from a journalist friend from Jammu was addressed to Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan. The appeal on behalf of the citizen of Jammu and Kashmir rightly ‘apprehend that the growing tension will intensify … Read entire article »
Filed under: Editor's Take, Kashmir-Talk
António Guterres Wake UP Before It Turns Into A Nuclear War
PUNCHLINE António Guterres Wake UP – It can turn into a nuclear war Z. G. Muhammad Some days back, I found a passionately written petition in my mail box appealing for ending tension on the line vivisecting Jammu and Kashmir (LOC). The petition from a journalist friend from Jammu was addressed to Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan. The appeal on behalf of the citizen of Jammu and Kashmir rightly ‘apprehend that the growing tension … Read entire article »
Filed under: Editor's Take