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Memories of a handful of sky A moonlit night A heavenly garden Moments frozen in a macrocosm Mired in haziness A collage of images Of the dead and the doomed. A treasure Of a thousand smiles A ten thousand cries A million hearts Breathing hope And drinking grief. Mothers’ frantic calls Sounds of the marching…
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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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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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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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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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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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Since I do not consider myself a connoisseur of art, this is my struggling attempt to provide a very brief account of my experience with a book of poetry written by Subhash Kak which a professor friend of mine at the University of Texas at Austin, knowing my interest in Kashmir and Kashmiris, lent me…
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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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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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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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by Sadaf Munshi
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