Sharda Peeth — its origin, status as a learning centre or temple or both, and philosophical orientation as Hinduistic or Bhudistic may be contestable in its mythological discourse. But what is NOT contestable is the significance of this space in the Hindutva imagination of the subcontinent. Sharda Peeth is central to the ‘Akhand Bharat’ notion in Hindutva Racial … [Read more...] about Sharda Peeth : The Hindutva Encirclement of Political Shrines of Kashmir
Indian Occupied Kashmir
Jammu Genocide: Forgotten Human Carnage
On the afternoon of July 10, the Bosnian Serb army soldiers began storming Srebrenica, a city of refuge created by the United Nations, where more than 40,000 people sought shelter from war. A United Nations officer in the town hunched over his computer and tapped out a desperate plea to his leaders in Geneva; about 23,000 Muslim women and children were deported in the next … [Read more...] about Jammu Genocide: Forgotten Human Carnage
19th July, Special Importance in Kashmir’s History
19th July is of special significance and an important day in the history of Jammu and Kashmir when the Kashmiri people had attached their future with Pakistan in 1947. It was on this day in 1947 that the Kashmiris adopted a historic resolution from the platform of the All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference in Srinagar, calling for the accession of Jammu and Kashmir to … [Read more...] about 19th July, Special Importance in Kashmir’s History
“de-Pakistanization” of Kashmiris – the original sin
The second world war resulted in a remarkable reorganization of world order. Apparently, the most significant event in the post-war period was the partition of British India and the birth of Pakistan. The partition, thanks to the royal incompetence of Mountbatten, was a messy and bloody business that led to myriad issues between India and Pakistan. The most important of the … [Read more...] about “de-Pakistanization” of Kashmiris – the original sin
Kashmir, COVID-19 and internet blackout: Another dimension of occupation
It being a backward area, lack of technology and resources hinder development in Kashmir. Primitive communities of underdeveloped countries are regarded to be living in those parts of the country that lack almost all kinds of services and basic needs or even worse. Information society should be maintained because information has a significant impact in ensuring development of … [Read more...] about Kashmir, COVID-19 and internet blackout: Another dimension of occupation