Category: Politics
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Kashmir Imbroglio: What Next?
A government that defies public opinion and distances away from the masses is no less than an alien, an oppressor. The government of Jammu & Kashmir, with the backing from the Center, has sown fresh seeds of hatred in the Kashmir valley; it does not take more than a little bit of common sense to…
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Revisiting the PR Bill: Why only Women?
We will not settle for anything less than EQUAL status at par with men. Yes, it is the 21st century world where women are being considered, not as goods and commodities which could be bought and sold, but as real human-beings entitled to what we call “fundamental rights”, just like those of men. It is…
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A House in Utter Chaos
Whenever we see incidents of irrational behavior, there is an urge to find out the incentive or motivation behind it. One wonders whether it is the sheer irony of fate or the deliberate efforts of mischief-makers – in Kashmir or in New Delhi – that whenever there is a slight indication of any positive…
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Call for Dialogue
If you want to make a change in the world, look into the mirror! Now that the Kashmir pot is boiling again, let’s keep the flames alive before we lose yet another opportunity. After reading some responses to my recently published (and perhaps hastily written) article “To our leaders and politicians: A Lesson to Learn”…
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To our leaders and politicians: a lesson to learn
As an academician and a mother of a four-year old, I discovered that children learn things better if you provide them with illustrations. The same principle applies to adults as well. But in being able to learn things, adults have an advantage, and that is their experience. However, there are some “adults” who simply refuse…
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She must leave for it is “his” world anyway!
As I read through the firing headlines of the past few days in the local dailies of the state today, a stream of rage and dissatisfaction passed all up my nerves and I had to suspend all my day’s work and assignments out of frustration. This was about the news concerning the passage of…
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The APHC Nautanki
While going through the contents of Kashmir Observer some time ago my eye was caught by the following quote which made me chuckle: Quote of the day “It (split) has maliciously harmed the unity the people of Kashmir have achieved in the form of APHC.” …
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Paradise on Earth
One may wonder whether it is a coincidence or an irony of fate that all those saints, Sufis, and proponents of peace and harmony, those lovers of beauty, art, poetry, music and culture have become a part of our dead heritage instead of an inspiration in this era of turmoil and turbulence in the valley…
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Swim Along the Stream
“History has seen such times when the crime was committed by a moment, but the punishment was suffered by centuries”. (Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah) In retrospect, for more than half a century now India and Pakistan have been engaged in attempts to resolving the question as to whether the accession of the State of Jammu and…
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