Jammu and Kashmir are a Union Territory of India, constituting the southern and southeastern portion of the larger Kashmir region, which has been the subject of a dispute between India, Pakistan, and China since mid 20th century. The underlying...
On the 7th of this month, our worthy PM will be visiting Kashmir Valley and addressing a rally at Bakshi Stadium in the heart of Srinagar city with a bounty of development schemes for our so-called brethren of Kashmir Valley.
Recently, I called one of my cousins living in Ghaziabad to inquire about his welfare and was surprized to learn that he and his family, including his +80 yrs old father were in Srinagar, visiting the city of their origin first time since the Exodus...
In Kashmir, we have a saying, at times attributed to the great poet Mahjoor (1887-1952), in the form of a lament of a sheep, that loosely translates as,” Only the faces of my butchers have changed – tools of oppression remain the same,”! I was...