Journeying in Kashmir: Memories of everyday – Part One

by Sarah Lina Ewald
Posted on September 3, 2018September 25, 2018

The author of this piece takes the reader on a journey into the everydayness of Kashmiri life. It goes through the blood-stained hospital corridors, walks through the expanse of paddy fields, and emerges out walking somewhere in a snow desert. The piece is not one coherent travelogue but an assortment of bits of memories and images.

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Reclaiming street spaces – A photo essay

by Insha bint Bashir
Posted on July 12, 2018

The graffiti in this photo essay by Insha bint Bashir are all taken in Islamabad (Anantnag) district of the Kashmir valley and is an attempt to place these graffiti in the contestation of public spaces in Kashmir.

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Rule of the ‘Lawless Law’: Detentions under the Public Safety Act in Kashmir

by Gaurav Bhawnani
Posted on June 10, 2018

An examination of 100 cases in which Kashmiri youth were detained under the draconian PSA following the death of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen Commander Burhan Wani reveals that both the state executive and the judiciary are complicit in perpetuating this “lawless law.”

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Will government let footballer Majid Khan live a normal life?

by Waseem Ahmed
Posted on December 8, 2017December 9, 2017

Waseem Ahmed explores the impact of footballer-turned-militant Majid Khan's surrender on armed establishment's surrender policy for Kashmiri militants. The inconsistency in following the surrender policy in the past and the hardships faced by the surrendered militants casts doubt about government’s intentions.

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