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The mainstream politics in Kashmir has not been revived yet.No political statements,no rallies, no anti-India rants, no interviews, how does one read this situation,is it a lull before the storm or nonchalant attitude of people who by now have become insensitive to the happenings around.Can it be termed as surrender as the war of attritionContinue reading “POLITICS MAKES STRANGE BEDFELLOWS”

Hurriyat leadership stands badly exposed.Terror funding squeezed.Stones have replaced gun as an instrument of terror.Baptism of local youth into terrorism at an all time low.Pakistan facing stiff resistance in Kashmir.With the liquidation of leaders of major Separatist Tanzeems,selling of Azadi dreams or Pakistan or Islamic Kashmir seems to be a far cry.No public response toContinue reading “RUDDERLESS KASHMIRIS,BOTH PANDITS AND MUSLIMS”

A LESSER KNOWN FACT ABOUT SHREEBHATT’S ENCOUNTER WITH A SADHUKashmir has been a rich repository of folktales,folklore,myths and legends.The source of the such stories is human society itself.The basic moorings that are at the root of human society are sought to be illustrated in the tales.Most often we find these stories woven around wandering mystics,spiritualContinue reading “A LESSER KNOWN FACT ABOUT SHREEBHATT’S ENCOUNTER WITH A SADHU”

MAHADEV BISHTA: A LEGEND AROUND A THIEF IN KASHMIRDR RAMESH RAINAKashmir has a rich tradition of folktales and proverbs.In this regard a collection of stories in the form of book under the name Kathasaritsagara(ocean of stories) was produced in Kashmir about 900 years back.Somadeva,its author is believed to have included the stories rooted in theContinue reading “MAHADEV BHISHT:A LEGEND AROUND A THIEF IN KASHMIR”

HAS KASHMIR CHANGED POST 370 ABROGATION While offering explanations about abrogation of Article 370,one of the reasons given by Home Minister Sh Amit Shah was that Abrogation of Article 370,that granted Jammu and Kashmir special status was that the youth in the State had been radicalized due to the lack of opportunities and development. ThisContinue reading “HAS KASHMIR CHANGED POST 370 ABROGATION”

HINDU DIMENSION OF KASHMIR  History records pre-Islamic period of Kashmir as Sanskrit history or Hindu history of Kashmir and divides rest of Islamic period thereafter into three stages as post sultant (Muslim period),Shahan-I-Muglai (Mugal period) and shahan-I-Durrani (Afghan Period).Despite Kashmir becoming Islamic,the Hindu roots of Kashmir remain deeply embedded in its soil cultivated richly byContinue reading “HINDU DIMENSION OF KASHMIR”

PAKISTAN IS A FACTOR IN KASHMIR Azadi is Azadi one may explain it differently by avoiding its direct reference to secession from India but the sentiment of separation from India has surfaced more openly now than ever before. Nobody should have any illusions about it. Post Burhan wani phase of terrorism has pronounced it moreContinue reading “PAKISTAN IS A FACTOR IN KASHMIR”

Daily Excelsior |And the minority question remainsPosted on 7/09/2012 by DailyexcelsiorDr Romesh RainaThe wheel of time is never stationery, it moves on and on leaving its footprints on everything that comes its way, especially on the journey of Kashmir in all its dimensions. As a consequence, Kashmir today is a transformed polity bearing little resemblanceContinue reading “AND THE MINORITY QUESTION REMAINS”

WEAPONISATION OF RELIGION The weaponisation of religion has a long history.Partition of India provided a fertile ground and a platform in the form of Pakistan to practice this to the hilt.The story that developed in Pakistan thereafter is all about hardening of religious edges whose natural corollary is the toxic anti-minority sentiment resulting in totalContinue reading “WEAPONISATION OF RELIGION”

VASHNAVI JI TALLEST AMONG HIS CONTEMPORARIES It is difficult to define the persona of a person who devoted his life to the cause of the community and its people,he is none other than Lala Ji.His powerful presence instilled a sense of confidence in every KP and that is what set him apart from his contemporaries.HisContinue reading “VASHNAVI JI TALLEST AMONG HIS CONTEMPORARIES”