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'Servants of the Sahibs': The West, Us (Kashmiris) and our Cultural Schizophrenia

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


'Servants of the Sahibs': The West, Us(Kashmiris) and our Cultural Schizophrenia

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


Welcome 'Home', Stranger: A Brown Man's Burden in an 'Open' World

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


Selling Small, Standing Tall: Stories of Dignity from Downtown Kashmir

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


What Does Road Rage Tell About Class Conflict in Kashmir?

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