India is widely known all over the world for its immense diversity of culture, dress, food and language. While most of the time we appreciate and feel proud to address our country by its diversity but few times we be trapped into our diversity. Jammu and Kashmir, paradise of earth, is among one of those. A fair enough but even disputed land with immense trauma of people which … [Read more...]
Musings of a viewer over the story of Haider
“It’s not about a community, it’s not about a nation, it’s about humanity” Haider the adaptation of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, was not just a movie, a viewer would comfortably watch for 161 minutes and walk out of the hall. For audience’s who think Haider is a film that would make them travel through the beautiful valley of Kashmir on the 70mm screen, here’s a warning , this … [Read more...]
The impact of floods in Kashmir is much deeper than it looked
Sep 7, the valley of Kashmir witnessed worst ever floods in some 70 years. Human lives lost, loss to thousands of crore of immovable property, agriculture and almost all other economy drivers. The capital city Srinagar, they say has gone a good 10-15 years back. The floods have affected almost every person in the City, directly or indirectly. Loss to lives and property is … [Read more...]
Kashmir Floods – Let’s hope that Kashmir recovers and rises soon after the devastating disaster
8 Sep 2014, Mother Nature showed its wrath in the valley of Kashmir, by now already having claimed some 450 human lives and loss to property worth thousands of crores. The relief in all forms is pouring from all over the country and from many different parts of the world too but the ground situation for now is devastating and hard to handle, at least in the way state government … [Read more...]
THE CURIOUS CASE OF THE KASHMIRI PANDIT RETURN
With the change in power at centre came a new hope for Kashmiri Pandits to return to the valley (Kashmir). Our Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his maiden visit to the state put it very much in open that it’s high time the Kashmiri Pandits return to their homeland. This isn’t a first attempt that has been made towards addressing the long pending issue of their rehabilitation. … [Read more...]