Commentary
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8272Why rewarding Rajasthan psychopath highlights an existential crisis for Indian Muslims
When Nathuram Godse assassinated Mahatma Gandhi, “women from respectable Hindu families sent him a sweater they had made for him.” 70 years...
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623Return of the prodigal son and his encounter with Kashmir’s work culture
It was in the summer of 2014 when I decided to return home. I, like many others of my age had been...
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599Extravagance has ruined the great institution of marriage
Weddings are no more a mere union of individuals and a private affair. They’ve rather become a symbol of wealth exhibition and...
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9601JammuMassacre@70: What it meant to be a Muslim woman in Jammu in 1947
Modern history’s least documented massacre that reportedly heaped 2.3 lakh Muslim bodies in Jammu by Nov 1947 is tailed by countless stories...
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716How is ‘She’ doing amid escalating braid chopping and vigilantism?
Being a woman in contemporary Kashmir is no fun as the fret of the puzzling prowlers keeps shadowing one’s senses. While the...
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650Braid Chopping: ‘We’ll get through this, too, stronger than they think’
How does it feel like a Kashmiri woman when relentless braid-chopping episodes are only escalating a sense of scare? Here, the writer...
