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History

This section offers detailed reportage and the analysis of key historical developments of the state of Jammu and Kashmir. It includes the economy, the politics, health and the trends in society in historical context and profiles the characters who dominated these developments. This section is usually featuring experts in the field of history.

Jammu Dalits

Dalits in Jammu and Kashmir, long relegated to the margins, have waged a decades-long struggle against caste oppression, demanding dignity, representation, and justice from...

Kashmir Ceasefires: A Catalogue

From the Ceasefire Line to the Line of Control, Jammu and Kashmir’s working border is a scar of conflict and broken peace. Humaira Nabi...

Kashmir: A Forever Battlefield

From the battlefield skirmishes of 1965 to the high-altitude conflict of Kargil and the nuclear brinkmanship that followed, Kashmir has shaped the subcontinent’s military...

Kaman Post: Run Up to Reopening

Kaman Post is a roaring tourist spot. Closed for cross Line of Control (LoC) travel since late 2018, the spot was the major headline...

Munshi Museum Kargil

Perched above the Suru River, where Kargil’s rugged terrain rises in stone and shadow, a small museum safeguards the legacy of a once-thriving Silk...

Kashmir: The Last Click

In a small, dimly lit shop in Srinagar’s Habba Kadal, a relic of the past endures, defying obsolescence. Ibtisam Fayaz Khan explores the city's...

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...

Hundarman: A Living Museum

In the rugged Himalayan terrain near Kargil, Hundarman is a village where geopolitics and history collide. From its days as a battleground to its...

Kashmir: The Silk Route Tales

In this behind-the-scenes bit-by-bit narrative, Humaira Nabi takes readers through the making of the Kashmir Life 16-film series Kashmir: The Silk Route Tales, an...

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...

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...

Al-Balkhi: Psychology’s Forgotten Founder

Textbooks teach students the evolution of modern psychology in the seventeenth century starting from Sigismund Schlomo Freud and Carl Gustav Jung, ignoring the larger...

Kashmir’s Politics of Alliance

The JKNC-Congress’s pre-poll alliance is expected to emerge as the major power group in the fast-approaching elections in Jammu and Kashmir.  This explains how...

Pir Ki Gali: An Introduction

Mughal Road which connects Kashmir with Pir Panchal Valley seems more of a heavenly tourism belt rather than a communication link. Humaira Nabi accompanied...

Kashmir in Tarikh-i-Rashidi

Kashmir was conquered by an early Mughal and ruled for over a decade. While harshly governing the Vale in the sixteenth century, he wrote...