Literature
28 articles
Testimony of Pain: Falsely Implicated, Akshardham Accused Uses Memory as Resistance
A personal tale of eleven years in prison is also a comment on systemic bias and institutional injustice
Jammu and Kashmir: Battle Over Memory
A new book by Saud Sultan challenges the dominant narrative and raises hard questions about history, power, and selective forgetting
Story telling in unsettled times
Book Review: Zahid Rafiq’s ‘The World With its Mouth Open’ is a powerful collection of stories in which personal blends with political, and desolation with wit.
Of Languages, Intersections and Evolution: The Bare Bones of it
Book Review: Peggy Mohan’s ‘Father Tongue, Motherland’ is a fascinating discovery of the basic structural origins of languages and words – from migration to oth...
Understanding Kashmir Through ‘Farooq and I’
Book Review: Dulat ‘The Chief Minister and the Spy – An Unlikely Friendship’ is as much about his friendship with Farooq Abdullah and his own perspective on Kas...
A Wonderland of Words: Around the World in 101 Essays
Book Review: A gleeful journey for the word nerds: From long winding words to global origins, Tharoor’s essays on English language are witty and illuminating.
Book Review: Shashi Tharoor's New Book Celebrates India's Constitution as a Living Document of Vision
Shashi Tharoor's Insightful Commentary on the Indian Constitution's Enduring Legacy and Inspiration for other countries.
Book Review: Wali Mohammed Aseer's Monumental Journey Through History, Culture, and Conflict
‘Focus on Jammu and Kashmir’ is like an encyclopaedia that weaves together the complex tapestry of the region’s geography, dynasties, politics, and cultural her...
The Global Weather Experiment: How Dr Shukla and Supercomputers Revolutionized Forecasting
From Ancient Omens to Supercomputers: The Evolution of Weather Forecasting in Indian Subcontinent
Water Wars and Peace Paths: Kashmir’s Rivers at Heart of Regional Tensions
Book Review: Rao Farman Ali’s Water, Polity and Kashmir explores the environmental, political and diplomatic currents shaping South Asia’s most vital resource.
Dulat’s Book Causes a Boom, But Will Die Down Like a Tiny Ripple
Book Review: People in Kashmir enjoy a good controversy but only for a while, what stays is a larger context.
Christopher Snedden’s ‘Independent Kashmir: An Incomplete Aspiration’
This layered analysis of Kashmiri separatism enriches the understanding about how deeply the ideology and aspiration is embedded in the region’s psyche.
World War II: The Forgotten Indian Muslim Soldiers of Dunkirk
The remarkable evacuation of Allied troops from Dunkirk was a pivotal moment in World War II. What is not well known is the story of nearly 300 Indian soldiers,...
In Company of Wings: Memoir of Science, Friendship and Nature
Book Review: Asad Rahmani’s memoir, Living with Birds, is a vibrant, heartfelt journey through the life and times of one of India’s greatest ornithologists—a ra...
Book Review - “Twilight Prisoners - The Rise of Hindu Right and Fall of India”
A Critical Examination of Hindu Right's Dominance and Its Impact on Indian Society
Woven in Time: Legacy of Kashmiri Shawls and Their Unsung Artisans
A monumental work undertaken by Dr Abdul Ahad, tracing the history, artistry, and struggles behind Kashmir's legendary shawl industry.
Night That Shook Kashmir and Changed Nehru’s Perception - Part IV
Historian and former bureaucrat Khalid Bashir Ahmad meticulously documents the 1963-64 uprising in his book Kashmir – Shock, Rage, Upheaval: The Theft of the Pr...
Night That Shook Kashmir and Changed Nehru’s Perception - Part III
Historian and former bureaucrat Khalid Bashir Ahmad meticulously documents the 1963-64 uprising in his book Kashmir – Shock, Rage, Upheaval: The Theft of the Pr...
Seeds of Consciousness: India’s Lesser Known Environmental Pioneers
From economists to naturalists, Ramachandra Guha traces the diverse origins of Indian environmentalism before the age of environmentalism
Night That Shook Kashmir and Changed Nehru’s Perception - Part II
Historian and former bureaucrat Khalid Bashir Ahmad meticulously documents the 1963-64 uprising in his book Kashmir – Shock, Rage, Upheaval: The Theft of the Pr...