Mahraaz sund nov booth
In this delicious skit, etiquette gives Koshur society the boot, and the society returns the favour, leaving behind only love and kinship.
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Kashmiri Literature
Snow stories from Kashmir
Conflict cruelly touches the lives of people who live amidst it. It’s not the dead alone that are the victims. The snow stories in this collection by Shabir Ahmad are joined together by the mutual thread of conflict and war in Kashmir. The beautiful imagery in these stories paints a sketch of profound anguish and hollowness that conflict induces in the lives of normal individuals.
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Essay: A Particular Understanding of Literature Precedes (and Shapes) its Usefulness or Uselessness
In this essay, the author explores various definitions of literature and underlines how we understand the term ‘literature’ can have significant impact on how literature is produced, consumed and evaluated in Kashmir.
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Tell-tale tales of tragedy: A review of Scattered Souls
The stories in the book reek of the putrefying scent of a torn, bleeding and outclassed land riddled with contradictions.
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Curtains on the front window
Ashfaq Saraf's story is a brooding tale of despair wrought by occupation's ugly, un-invited and brutal foray into the daily lives of Kashmiris.
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