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The rehabilitation of Kashmiri Pandits has become a story of two parallel realities. On one side stands a displaced community that, over more than three decades, has struggled to rebuild its lives, homes and livelihoods outside Kashmir—often with little or no direct government assistance for housing. On the other stands an expanding government housing programme, moving from tents and crude one-room...
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Some stories in Kashmir's modern history refuse to disappear, even when political circumstances make their remembrance uncomfortable. Maqbool Sherwani, a National Conference activist from Baramulla who was executed by tribal raiders on November 7, 1947, is one such figure.
The young man who misguided raiders
According to historical accounts, Maqbool Sherwani deliberately misdirected the advancing raiders, sending groups along wrong routes and creating...
The Unfinished stories of other Kashmiri Pandits who refused to leave Kashmir in 1990!
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It has taken more than three decades,...
Banning 25 Books in J&K: Shielding Minds or Selling Narratives?
The government’s recent ban on “secessionist” literature may have done the opposite of its intent...
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Has the visionary artist, activist and cultural conscience-keeper faded from the memory of his own people?
By all accounts, Bansi Parimu ( Parimoo),...
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It seems the ghost of Governor Jagmohan continues to haunt some people's WhatsApp groups and social media timelines more persistently than facts...
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Amarnath Vaishnavi (August 24, 1925 – July 1, 2012), revered today as the “Father of the Kashmiri Pandit Community,” remains one of...
From Palatial Homes to Tent Numbers: The Unwritten Obituaries of Exile
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By the time Prem Nath Bhat, a prosperous landowner from Watarkhani...
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Despite multiple policy pushes, emotional appeals and community-driven initiatives, the return of Kashmiri Pandits to their homeland has remained elusive for over...
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Trisandhya, south of Divalgam, flowed thrice daily during Baisakhi—its rhythm so divine that Persian poets composed verses about it.Rudra Sandhya,...
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It was a dream that once travelled in whispers through the stone-courtyards of Dogra Palaces and echoed in the steam whistles of...
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He survived displacement, inspired a town, defied terror—and died a hero. Yet outside Bhaderwah, few remember Ruchir Kumar Koul !
In the heart...