Muhammad Nadeem
Muhammad Nadeem is a writer, critic, and translator with over a decade of editorial experience in the media and publishing industries. A postgraduate in Mass Media and Communication, he is currently serving as a Copy Editor at Kashmir Life.
The Biscoe Boy
The year he turned 90, Nazir Ahmad Khan decided to write his autobiography. On his next anniversary, the book was out and it is...
Kashmir: The Untold Story
Journalist and commentator, Humra Quraishi passed away at 70. Muhammad Nadeem reviews her Kashmir book that is based on her first-hand reportage during the...
The World After Gaza
Pankaj Mishra's The World After Gaza provides a penetrating critique of global power structures, situating the Israeli-Palestinian conflict within broader historical and geopolitical contexts,...
Kashmir Books in 2024
Muhammad Nadeem offers a short introduction to the list of books that were published on Kashmir, its life and culture in 2024
In 2024, Kashmir’s...
Sufi Mughal Princess In Kashmir
Emperor Shah Jehan’s daughter, Jahanara Begum, held a deep affection for Kashmir. However, unlike other Mughal royalty, her connection to the region was driven...
The World With Its Mouth Open: A Review
Zahid Rafiq’s debut The World With Its Mouth Open is a collection of powerful Kashmir stories told diligently, writes Muhammad Nadeem after going through...
Probing the Relic Theft
The mysterious theft of the holy relic from Dargah-e-Hazratbal in the winter of 1963 created a Himalayan crisis for the governments in Srinagar and...
Islam and Democracy: The Dynamic Dialogue
The debate on Islam and democracy has been a longstanding contentious issue, engaging the minds of Muslim thinkers for centuries. In his latest book,...
Allegory and Identity in Ayaz Rasool Nazki’s Novels
After going through the two latest novels of Ayaz Rasool Nazki, an academician and a cultural administrator, Muhammad Nadeem found the poetic plots that...
Samantha Harvey’s Orbital Wins Booker Prize: A Poetic Exploration of Earth from Space
By Muhammad Nadeem
SRINAGAR: Samantha Harvey’s latest novel, Orbital , has won the 2024 Booker Prize, making it the second-shortest book to claim the accolade...
Kashmir: One In 565
Hachette India published Mallika Ravikumar’s book about the integration of 565 pre-petition principalities and states offers an interesting read with Kashmir emerging as the...
Hundreds of International Authors Boycott Israeli Cultural Institutions Over Palestinian Oppression
By Muhammad Nadeem
SRINAGAR: Hundreds of prominent authors have signed an open letter pledging to boycott Israeli cultural institutions, condemning them as complicit in the...
Lal Chowk: Deconstructing Kashmir
During his frequent Kashmir visits since 2017, journalist Rohin Kumar explores complex issues involving Kashmir and eventually collects his experiences in a book that...
Omar Abdullah 2.0
As Kashmir enters a new phase in its relationship with Delhi, Omar Abdullah's political future – and that of his party, the National Conference...
Nobel Prize Winner Han Kang Declines Press Conference, Rejects Celebration Amid Ongoing War
by Muhammad Nadeem
SRINAGAR: Nobel laureate Han Kang, the first Korean to win the prestigious Nobel Prize in literature, has chosen not to hold a...
