The Story of MUJAHID MANZIL
Once a monument of resistance against Dogra regime, Mujahid Manzil was soon taken over by National Conference. As Kashmir erupted against Indian rule in...
Heritage Demolished?
The twin-road project to expand the narrow arterial network of roads in old city has altered the demography of the area known for its...
“We Struggled and God Helped Us”
Lawyer Shabir A Salaria is one of rare survivors of 1947 massacres who become J&K advocate general twice and even went to the parliament....
Mistaken Identity
Last week, two soldiers were killed and three others injured at Chittergam on the outskirts of Srinagar when a fellow army unit fired on...
In Good Faith
by R S Gull
Ever since its transition to Islam, Kashmir has remained very sensitive toward what is being talked about its faith. One of...
The Kandahar Daand
Many years after the accused in the sensational hijacking of an Air India aircraft from Kathmandu in 1999 to Kandahar were convicted, the police...
The Raj Bhawan Man
Wali Mohammad who has served five governors in J&K is a living history of one of the most powerful institutions of administration. Shams Irfan...
PARTISAN JUSTICE
The recent Supreme Court judgment on the Pathribal faked encounter case may take all such cases, involving armed forces personnel in crimes against civilians,...
Injustice and desperation
It has been more than 12 years since the victims of Pathribal faked encounter were laid to rest. But their charred bodies, identified after...
A History’s Witness
K D Sethi is a dark old horse that has been a part of and an intimate witness to some of the most important...
Glimpses Of Ancient History
A portion of the precious sixth century Gilgit Manuscripts discovered accidently by cattle grazers were taken to Delhi by Pandit Jawar Lal Nehru. A...
Wronged Hostages
A recently released book ‘The Meadow’ shines the light on some of the darkest days in Kashmir’s contemporary history. In the impeccable piece of...
Gore And Gloss
Public memory, particularly of horror, is such a heritage that often guides societies away from feeding conditions that could lead to a repeat of...
Sopore Massacre
An eyewitness of the infamous “Jan 6 Sopore massacre”, Abdul Hamid Bhat, narrates the horrid tale of the slaughter and arson by men in...
Rekindling Persian Past
Persian literature contains an immense treasure of Kashmiri culture and history almost totally obliterated from the present realm. But, as Majid Maqbool reports, there...
