Srinagar, Sept. 2 -- Almost all the guests were wearing Western outfits, garishly ill-suited and poorly carried, at least to my eyes. But two interactions stood out. The first was with a middle-aged ... Read More
Srinagar, Sept. 2 -- Almost all the guests were wearing Western outfits, garishly ill-suited and poorly carried, at least to my eyes. But two interactions stood out. The first was with a middle-aged ... Read More
Srinagar, Aug. 31 -- The first two factors were closely linked: the 'globalized' Western university system actively opened its doors to international students and capital. Once an international studen... Read More
Srinagar, Aug. 25 -- It is about the dignity and pride of the 'subaltern' and underprivileged socio-economic classes in Kashmir. No clear and neat portrait can be drawn of the same. Difference(s) wi... Read More
Srinagar, Aug. 16 -- Before explicating, I would lay out my perspective and class position. An 'upper class' Kashmiri with a distinguished lineage dating back centuries, I lived a very sheltered, coss... Read More