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Women of Kashmir
Women empowerment in Kashmir – A historical perspective Zahid G Muhammad To talk about women’s lib and in South Asia is a fad, a fashion and a craze with many Western intellectuals. The Western scholars and writers have been looking at the status of women in the Indian Sub-Continent through coloured glasses. There is no denying that the women in some of the States in the Indian sub-continent have suffered in the past and continue to live in a state of deprivation but historically the situation in Kashmir has been different than many other states bordering it. Many a neo-elites with out having a brace from support in their blind aping have also started talking about the women’s lib or gender equality in Kashmir. Many NGO’s from outsides who draw their sustenance from different … Read entire article »
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Kashmir Freedom Struggle and Media
PRESS AND FREEDOM STRUGGLE IN JAMMU AND KASHMIR BY Z. G . MUHAMMAD INTRODUCTION The story of Kashmir oscillates between ecstasy and agony; joviality and desperation; happiness and disappointment; hope and despair. It has had its eras of triumphs. It has its periods of defeats. It has had both the avuncular and despotic rulers. It has had naiks and khalnaiks. Many a merciless marauders have invaded this land in the past and set a blaze the salubrious and … Read entire article »
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Three Books on Kashmir
Kashmir tumbled into the basket of international disputes on January 1, 1948. It was none other than the first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru who decided to put it in the UN basket. Ever since that day it has been hot subject for journalists, scholars, and historians. Hardly a year passes when about a dozen of new titles are not added to the already bulging bibliography of the Kashmir dispute. It is, in fact, … Read entire article »
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Book Review: Pakistan Beyond Crisis State By Maleeha Lodhi
It is an extraordinary narrative of resilience. That is how the Pakistan story can be best described. Conjured 63 years back by a man, credited with having “altered the course of history” and having passed through many vicissitudes is confronted with the toughest challenges. During the past few years, writers such as American Stephen Philip Cohen and Indian M.J. Akbar have denounced this country as a failed state. And, some writers, like Bruce Riedel, have gone … Read entire article »
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A Word With Kashmir Leadership
Dear Reluctant leaders History Has Lessons For You Political struggles are not about social media, tweets and facebook posts, ‘of writing that is conceived of and shared within five minutes and forgotten in ten minutes’ but these are stories spreading over decades that have more troughs and less of crests. I think in our case there are no crests at all but troughs and troughs all along. For articulating my point of view on political situations as … Read entire article »
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Indira-Sheikh Agreement 1975 Revisited
INDIRA-SHEIKH ACCORD ABDUL MAJID ZARGAR The Indira-Sheikh accord of 1975 is in news once again. Speaking on the sidelines of a function “Sakshaar Bharat Yatra” organized by JK Bharat Vigyan, Dr. Farooq Abdullah, the union Minster of New & renewable energy has said that nothing was settled in 1975 accord. Earlier his brother Dr. Mustafa kamal stated that the accord was not signed by Sheikh Mohd. Abdullah blissfully forgetting that his father assumed the chief Minstership of … Read entire article »
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Understanding the Kashmir Identity
Kashmir Identity, (a presentation made in 2002 at IMPA auditorium) Mr. Chairman, colleagues Good Morning I feel humbled in this gathering of scholars and researchers. Much before I start my talk, with all humility I would request you to bear with me for my shortcomings. At the same time, I would also request you to feel free to point out deficiencies and scantiness of my talk. I very firmly believe that a toddler like me has to learn … Read entire article »
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