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BOOK REVIEW: SHAWLS AND SHALBAFS Of KASHMIR – AN ALL TIME BOOK BY DR AB.AHAD
Legacy of Kashmiri Shawls and Their Unsung Artisans By Z. G. Muhammad Kashmir’s timeless grandeur is often symbolised by its towering Chinar trees—silent witnesses to the region’s history, culture, and changing seasons. In autumn, the Chinar’s leaves turn a fiery tapestry of colours, captured by Shakespeare’s phrase ‘ripeness is all’—the pinnacle of life’s rich experiences. In Shawls and Shawlbafs of Kashmir: Legends of Unsung Heroes, Dr Abdul Ahad draws a striking parallel between these magnificent trees and the artisans who have, for generations, woven the legendary Pashmina shawls, only to be forgotten like autumn leaves turned to dust. The plight of the Shawlbafs of Kashmir has been a tale of unending penury. Through introductory remarks, readers are taken on an odyssey that spans thousands of years, highlighting the people behind the shawls. His deeply … Read entire article »
Filed under: Kashmir-Talk
Kashmir: Theft Of Holy Relic Of Prophet Muhammad (SAW) Demystified By Z.G. Muhammad
Book Review: Theft Of Holy Relic Demystified. Name of the Book: Kashmir Shock Fury Turmoil Theft of Prophet’s Relic Outrage and Spin-Off Author: Khalid Bashir Ahmad Publisher: Gulshan Books New Delhi/Srinagar Pages: 446 Price Paper Back: 795 By Z.G. Muhammad Writers often find themselves irresistibly drawn to certain subjects, especially those shrouded in mystery and intrigue. When a topic is veiled in mist and fog over time, it becomes obscured, enigmatic, and ripe for exploration. The theft of the Holy Relic of Prophet … Read entire article »
Filed under: Book Review, Kashmir-Talk
NOOR SAHIB AN ICONIC TEACHER
Noor Sahib An Iconic Teacher Zahid G Muhammad # Noor Sahib: An Iconic Teacher Zahid G Muhammad I see a parallel between books and teachers. We read many books, admire quite a number, and love only a few. As someone once said—quite well, I might add—books shape our lives and increase our understanding, and there comes a phase in life when we deride a book that once influenced and shaped our thinking. That, I believe, holds for teachers as well. Almost one-third of our lives are behind the ramparts of schools, colleges, and universities. It would be fair to say we pass these years away from real society on a sort of island, where our companions are a few classmates and buddies, our superiors are our teachers, and our superior boss is the school headmaster … Read entire article »
Filed under: Kashmir-Talk
My Memoir and MY Father. Of Jashan-i-Kashmir Days by ZGM
My Memoir: My Story My Father Part IV Mothers are a massive influence on children; it may sound a cliché, a trite, but it is as good truth as the sun rises in the east. ‘They are the bones of the spine, as someone has said that keeps children straight and true. The way my father was, his disposition and demeanour did tell he was his mother’s child. She was a wonderful human being, her supplications like her … Read entire article »
Filed under: Editor's Take, Kashmir-Talk, Memeiors, NostalgiaKashmir, NostalgoaKashmir
Seeding Confusion in Kashmir Narrative and Rent A Writers
Punchline Seeding Confusion In Kashmir Narrative By Z.G. Muhammad Seeding confusion for subverting the resistance movements is an old trick. It is a lethal weapon that the dominant forces have been using for altering the paradigms of the struggles for justice and fair play. For subverting the resistance movements, and dissuading the struggling people from their goals the dominant forces confound the public mind by imposing alternative discourses and conjuring dominant phraseology. For, fostering and fortifying the dominant discourse … Read entire article »
Filed under: Editor's Take, Point of view
Nehru is Villain of Kashmiris: Prem Nath Bazaz
Punchline Rereading Prem Nath Bazaz- By Z. G. Muhammad The whole truth about 1947 happenings and after in Kashmir is still to be told. On the Kashmir Freedom Struggle and the Kashmir Dispute, a plethora of books has been written by those who have been witness to the whole saga. Some eminent historians of international repute have also added to genera of our bibliography. Books, like the History of Struggle for Freedom of Kashmir by Prem Nath Bazaz … Read entire article »
Filed under: Editor's Take, Featured
Setting thaw through ‘Kitty-Party’ Initative
PUNCHLINE ‘Kitty Party’ Initiative Z.G. Muhammad All is not well between India and Pakistan. If the recent statements of Defence Minister, Manohar Parrikar and Home Minister Raj Nath Singh during their visit to Srinagar and Jammu are indicators the two countries are on a collision course. The optimisms, for good relation spawned one year back during a meeting between Narendra Modi and Nawaz Sharif did not last long- it in fact crashed immediately. Sharif had travelled to New Delhi to participate in oath taking ceremony of new Indian Prime Minister. However the flicker of hope persisted. Sharif taking a departure from the stated position of his country had exhibited extraordinary enthusiasm for improving trade links with India. The statement by the two ministers did not stir much of a serious reaction from Pakistan … Read entire article »
Filed under: Editor's Take