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Postcard from Kashmir
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Postcard from Kashmir

Walking around Naya Kashmir after the abrogation of Article 370

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3 mins  |
October 11, 2024
"The Muscular Policy Worked"
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"The Muscular Policy Worked"

As Kashmir navigates its first election post-abrogation of Article 370, a sense of hope and anticipation emerges amid a complex history of conflict and efforts to restore peace.

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5 mins  |
October 11, 2024
Men on the Side, Please
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Men on the Side, Please

Problems and prospects of women waging battles of the ballot in the Valley

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3 mins  |
October 11, 2024
Agent, Agent Everywhere
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Agent, Agent Everywhere

There are whispers in the Valley these days as people are anxiously waiting for October 8

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3 mins  |
October 11, 2024
The Lone Wolf
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The Lone Wolf

He is a Kashmir Pandit contesting from Engineer Rashid’s Awami Ittehad Party

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2 mins  |
October 11, 2024
The Collaborator's Dark Lens
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The Collaborator's Dark Lens

The journey of a militant turned Ikhwani counter-insurgent) turned mainstream politician

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3 mins  |
October 11, 2024
Zoon Ho, Zoon Ho
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Zoon Ho, Zoon Ho

Mehbooba Mufti and her daughter Iltija are attracting large crowds. But will it translate into votes?

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5 mins  |
October 11, 2024
Promises To Keep
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Promises To Keep

From 'Naya' to 'Badalta' Kashmir, from silence to guarantees galore

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10+ mins  |
October 11, 2024
The High Priest of Jamia
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The High Priest of Jamia

Mirwaiz Umar Farooq's words carry a quiet yet powerful weight

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7 mins  |
October 11, 2024
The Last Supper?
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The Last Supper?

Can Omar Abdullah save face this time?

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2 mins  |
October 11, 2024
The Post-truth Cacophony
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The Post-truth Cacophony

Assembly elections are underway in Jammu and Kashmir after 10 long years. In Jammu, the contest is between the Bharatiya Janata Party and the National Conference-Congress alliance, while the Kashmir Valley is witnessing a diverse array of candidates.

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7 mins  |
October 11, 2024
The Caged Bird Sings
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The Caged Bird Sings

The issue of prison and prisoners has found a space in the election vocabulary of Kashmir

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5 mins  |
October 11, 2024
In Search of Lost Time
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In Search of Lost Time

How the graffiti of the past contrasts with the realities of today in Kashmir

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1 min  |
October 11, 2024
A Requiem for a Dream
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A Requiem for a Dream

The more profound truth is that knowingly or unknowingly , the people are turning to the ballot not just as a form of protest, but also as a means to seek answers to their everyday problems

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5 mins  |
October 11, 2024
The Players, The Politics
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The Players, The Politics

Jammu and Kashmir's politics has traced an unusual trajectory over the years

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5 mins  |
October 11, 2024
Crouching Kashmir
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Crouching Kashmir

LAST time I was in Srinagar in May, a friend asked me to stop suddenly. We were by the Jhelum and he pointed to an epitaph, which was guarded by concertina wires.

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5 mins  |
October 11, 2024
Emergency, Stalled
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Emergency, Stalled

Kangana Ranaut starrer, Emergency, the eagerly awaited biopic of 2024, is yet to find a release date. Bollywood has churned out a slew of biopics in the last decade, most of them formulaic

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7 mins  |
October 01, 2024
Political Dangal
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Political Dangal

After fighting hard for Olympic glory and protesting against sexual violence, Vinesh Phogat has now stepped into a new role: the politician

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8 mins  |
October 01, 2024
Contending Nationalisms
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Contending Nationalisms

The Manipur crisis is a complex, interconnected mess that spills across several borders, national and international

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6 mins  |
October 01, 2024
God, Communism and a Women's Gym
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God, Communism and a Women's Gym

Unlike other constituencies in the region, Kulgam stands out as a battleground for ideological conflict. The election results, expected on October 8, could lead to either celebration in the CPI M) camp or the Jamaat-e-Islami camp

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6 mins  |
October 01, 2024
The Darkest Hour
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The Darkest Hour

Qurban Ali is a senior journalist and son of former freedom fighter and Socialist leader Captain Abbas Ali, who was jailed for 19 months by the Indira Gandhi government during the Emergency.

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6 mins  |
October 01, 2024
Chronicle of Authoritarianism Foretold?
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Chronicle of Authoritarianism Foretold?

Eternal vigilance on the part of citizens is imperative Eternal vigilance on the part of citizens is imperative

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5 mins  |
October 01, 2024
Blank Editorials
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Blank Editorials

Despite being under scrutiny during the Emergency, small journals like Himmat Weekly got around censorship by taking calculated risks

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5 mins  |
October 01, 2024
To Write or Not to Write
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To Write or Not to Write

For many journalists, reporting in the volatile decade of the 1970s was both exciting and challenging

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7 mins  |
October 01, 2024
Indira, the Nationalist
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Indira, the Nationalist

Indira Gandhi is dead and she cannot defend herself. But that doesn't mean others can't

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8 mins  |
October 01, 2024
Blue Star and the Golden Temple
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Blue Star and the Golden Temple

Bhindranwale was able to get away with wrongdoings because in the eyes of the Congress leadership in Delhi, Punjab had a Sikh problem since Independence’

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5 mins  |
October 01, 2024
Notes from the Underground
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Notes from the Underground

The midnight knock that doused democracy and the saga of underground resistance

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7 mins  |
October 01, 2024
'Emergency' Takeaways
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'Emergency' Takeaways

In a democracy, no ruler can be granted a carte blanche, like it happened during the Emergency, but the fact remains that we also learnt some valuable lessons during this period

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6 mins  |
October 01, 2024
An Irreversible Dent
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An Irreversible Dent

Bans and arrests then, bans and arrests now. We have come full circle, say political experts

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9 mins  |
October 01, 2024
Growing Up with INDIRA GANDHI
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Growing Up with INDIRA GANDHI

Gandhi's principal legacy remains the systematic replacement of institutional governance with the vicious precedents of personalised rule

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5 mins  |
October 01, 2024