The Senseless Symphony
Protesting Zubin Mehta’s concert in Kashmir is not protesting against music and art. It is about…
Valleeward
Disappear. Appear.
How do men picked up by security forces and detained in custody, disappear for years without…
The Valley Named Grief
For years now, activists of the Association of Disappeared Persons meet on the 10th of every month…
The Curious Case of Liyaqat Shah
Does a former militant have a way back? Is he allowed to have one? A…
Democracy’s New Weapons
Before he was hanged, Afzal Guru was confined in a 16 ft by 12 ft cell….
Invoking Toba Tek Singh at the LOC
Years ago, in wake of the India-Pakistan partition, Saadat Hasan Manto penned down the story of…
Truth sent to the Gallows
In a season where everything under the sun has been politicised, Afzal Guru’s issue is once…
The Year that was…
In the mid-eighties, Subhash Ghai shot his multi-starrer blockbuster Karma in the enchanting locales of Kashmir Valley. It…
Examining Essays written in Bubbles
In the summer of 2010, the response to Kashmir’s anger erupting onto the streets was not…
Shopian Rapes & Murders: Three Years On
Kashmir is observing the third anniversary of the Shopian double rapes and murders, which have become…