That is the name! And this guys goes about preaching ‘peace’ to the world. And what place is in need of peace more than Kashmir? So Sri Sri (Why twice?) Ravi Shankar, decides to walk in to the vale — and address — not exactly the common masses who walk on the dusty roads —…
Category: Kashmir
Kashmir – Its tourist season!
Kashmir’s tourism department often prints out posters and postcards that tell you that when it comes to Kashmir, you just can’t have enough of it. And I certainly agree. Even today, the tourists just can’t have enough of it. (Though the Kashmiris have had enough of a lot of things…) The cool waters of Dal…
HADD-TAAL…
Dapaan pagah aasi hadtaal…. ye ti che ne paiy ki kyazi aasi hadtaal…. Dapaan haez hadtaalas che wariah faide’ …. magar mye’ tor ne az taani fikri ye faide’ kemis sana chu yiwaan? For the past 2 decades, hartals or strikes where shops, all means of transport, schools etc. remain closed in protest, have become…
The local news channels – opening new horizons
‘Annoying with ‘terrific’ videos and really bad quality of programs’ is how the local channels provided by the cable operator in Kashmir started off. The programs, the hosts, the songs – everything was ridiculed. And a lot of it is ridiculed even today. But over time the local channels including Sen Channel, JKChannel, Take One…
History relived!
The amazing things about history is that it repeats itself. The saddening thing is that in Kashmir the only history oft repeated is the that which causes distress for the masses. “Begar” or forced labour introduced by the Dogras had on the surface left us alone. But the fact remains that forced unpaid labour exists…
Kashmir on protest…
The whole of Kashmir is protesting. And this time round it isnt ‘azadi’ in its specific socio-political context that Kashmiris are asking for, but it ranges from things like polluted roads to getting jobs. Suddenly there seems to be a surge in the number of demonstrations that are done daily. The electropathy graduates (some branch…
Reshma ka jaadu – the magical man…?
Tera jaadu chal gaya…. For some weird reason I automatically attach this song to the phenomenon I witnessed 2 days back. Kashmiri weddings are full of things that would astonish and amaze anyone not used to them. Not only are they lavishly extravagant in the food that is offered, but the whole process is truly…
words…
deep inside that little heart are meanings beyond words are questions beyond answers the lump that chokes the throat the fear that grips the heart the tear that wets the eye that scream that gets drowned inside endless questions deafening silence meaningless words mocking sympathy lies, lies and lies the frown on the forehead the…
In search of a leader…
In Kashmir everything is in a confused and shocked state. I live here, but I really can’t connect and look up to anyone here as a leader of Kashmiris. So what I did is run a quick google search on “Kashmiri leaders”, and as expected I see the following names: 1 – Mirwaiz Umar Farooq,…