Them Loose Threads
Same old story As I write this, almost two months have passed since the events of…
2016
The North Remembers
Kashmir is again on the edge. The ground reality is marked by unease and frustration. For…
‘This is a creative world, and I like being in it, yaar!’
Could you begin by talking about how Dopehri came into being? Was this your first attempt…
Divide and Rule
What are the stakes for Kashmir’s border communities in the ongoing struggle for azadi from India?…
Kashmir, Islamophobia and Liberalism in India
Kashmir remains a blind spot for the Indian Left. Class, inequality, and Hindutva are topics the…
Salute to Kashmir
Translator’s Introduction Kashmir played an important part in Krishan Chander’s fiction; he initially spent a…
The Poetics of Resistance
“From another year, another day, I remember when we had a waer[1]—when electricity was cut off for…
Rage Against The Killing Machine
He was a diehard fan of Shahid Afridi,” his father says. “As a kid, he would…
Postmodern Family
Kapoor and Sons (Since 1921) Director: Shakun Batra Starring: Rishi Kapoor, Rajat Kapoor, Ratna Pathak Shah,…
In Their Own Words
The marginality of indigenous languages has been a defining trope that contests universalist assumptions of literary…