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The Collaborator's Dark Lens
The journey of a militant turned Ikhwani counter-insurgent) turned mainstream politician
3 min |
October 11, 2024
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Zoon Ho, Zoon Ho
Mehbooba Mufti and her daughter Iltija are attracting large crowds. But will it translate into votes?
5 min |
October 11, 2024
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Promises To Keep
From 'Naya' to 'Badalta' Kashmir, from silence to guarantees galore
10+ min |
October 11, 2024
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The High Priest of Jamia
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq's words carry a quiet yet powerful weight
7 min |
October 11, 2024
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The Last Supper?
Can Omar Abdullah save face this time?
2 min |
October 11, 2024
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The Post-truth Cacophony
Assembly elections are underway in Jammu and Kashmir after 10 long years. In Jammu, the contest is between the Bharatiya Janata Party and the National Conference-Congress alliance, while the Kashmir Valley is witnessing a diverse array of candidates.
7 min |
October 11, 2024
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The Caged Bird Sings
The issue of prison and prisoners has found a space in the election vocabulary of Kashmir
5 min |
October 11, 2024
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In Search of Lost Time
How the graffiti of the past contrasts with the realities of today in Kashmir
1 min |
October 11, 2024
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A Requiem for a Dream
The more profound truth is that knowingly or unknowingly , the people are turning to the ballot not just as a form of protest, but also as a means to seek answers to their everyday problems
5 min |
October 11, 2024
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The Players, The Politics
Jammu and Kashmir's politics has traced an unusual trajectory over the years
5 min |
October 11, 2024
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Crouching Kashmir
LAST time I was in Srinagar in May, a friend asked me to stop suddenly. We were by the Jhelum and he pointed to an epitaph, which was guarded by concertina wires.
5 min |
October 11, 2024
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Emergency, Stalled
Kangana Ranaut starrer, Emergency, the eagerly awaited biopic of 2024, is yet to find a release date. Bollywood has churned out a slew of biopics in the last decade, most of them formulaic
7 min |
October 01, 2024
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Political Dangal
After fighting hard for Olympic glory and protesting against sexual violence, Vinesh Phogat has now stepped into a new role: the politician
8 min |
October 01, 2024
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Contending Nationalisms
The Manipur crisis is a complex, interconnected mess that spills across several borders, national and international
6 min |
October 01, 2024
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God, Communism and a Women's Gym
Unlike other constituencies in the region, Kulgam stands out as a battleground for ideological conflict. The election results, expected on October 8, could lead to either celebration in the CPI M) camp or the Jamaat-e-Islami camp
6 min |
October 01, 2024
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The Darkest Hour
Qurban Ali is a senior journalist and son of former freedom fighter and Socialist leader Captain Abbas Ali, who was jailed for 19 months by the Indira Gandhi government during the Emergency.
6 min |
October 01, 2024
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Chronicle of Authoritarianism Foretold?
Eternal vigilance on the part of citizens is imperative Eternal vigilance on the part of citizens is imperative
5 min |
October 01, 2024
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Blank Editorials
Despite being under scrutiny during the Emergency, small journals like Himmat Weekly got around censorship by taking calculated risks
5 min |
October 01, 2024
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To Write or Not to Write
For many journalists, reporting in the volatile decade of the 1970s was both exciting and challenging
7 min |
October 01, 2024
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Indira, the Nationalist
Indira Gandhi is dead and she cannot defend herself. But that doesn't mean others can't
8 min |
October 01, 2024
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Blue Star and the Golden Temple
Bhindranwale was able to get away with wrongdoings because in the eyes of the Congress leadership in Delhi, Punjab had a Sikh problem since Independence’
5 min |
October 01, 2024
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Notes from the Underground
The midnight knock that doused democracy and the saga of underground resistance
7 min |
October 01, 2024
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'Emergency' Takeaways
In a democracy, no ruler can be granted a carte blanche, like it happened during the Emergency, but the fact remains that we also learnt some valuable lessons during this period
6 min |
October 01, 2024
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An Irreversible Dent
Bans and arrests then, bans and arrests now. We have come full circle, say political experts
9 min |
October 01, 2024
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Growing Up with INDIRA GANDHI
Gandhi's principal legacy remains the systematic replacement of institutional governance with the vicious precedents of personalised rule
5 min |
October 01, 2024
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The 'Invisible' Dalits
The debate over sub-categorisation of castes is likely to shape the political discourse in the upcoming state elections
7 min |
September 21, 2024
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Caste Census: To Conquer Or Conserve?
The caste census is generating heated debate, but even its most ardent proponents are not able to articulate a plan about how to use the resulting data
7 min |
September 21, 2024
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THE FATEFUL COMEDY
Actor-director Rajat Kapoor talks about adapting Fyodor Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov into a Hindi play
7 min |
September 21, 2024
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Mad Hatter
When a leader takes off his topi and holds it in his hands while appealing for votes, it signals something extraordinary
5 min |
September 21, 2024
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Circle Within Circles
The caste question in Muslims.
6 min |