The woman behind Kashmir’s Mehjoor
While a postal stamp, a feature film and a lot of other material exists on Mehjoor, very little is known about the woman behind the poet, in this case the revered Mehtab Begum!
Swaroop Kishan—the first Kashmiri who umpired cricket
Swaroop Kishan ,the first Kashmiri Umpire, is one such gentleman who had the honour of umpiring in that glorious period.
Can Kashmir produce another Santosh?
Considering the current situation, it is unlikely that another Santosh may emerge from Kashmir, as the very soul of Kashmir stands brutalised as on date. But since strange are the ways of the Divine, the seed may lie embedded to sprout in the womb of future.
The clear and present danger :Kashmiri language and Kashmiri Pandits
If Kashmiri continues to be the language of Kashmiri Pandits only then is a possibility of survival. A sham ritual may continue to be the odd activity here and there like burning of ‘Isband’ in the ‘Kangri’ against the loud pounding of DJs but no Rav (Roff) and Vanvun will…
Should Kashmiri Pandits read Ashok Kumar Pandey’s book on Kashmir?
A Book Review By: B. Revti The story of Kashmiri Pandits and the most unfortunate exodus that this community had to undergo in Independent India and who are facing extinction and acknowledged ethnic cleansing has been narrated, commented and counter- debated by a plethora of writers, commentators, journalists, film producers…
