Go, fetch water from the river!’
She commanded,
But you resolutely rowed the ferry
Further downstream.
The pot balanced carefully on your head
You returned, to your mother in-law screaming,
Accusing you of infidelity;
Then she hit you with a (...)
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For Lalleshwari - Kashmiri Poet (1320 - 1397)
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Twin Tasks at Crucial Hour
3 March 2019POLITICAL NOTEBOOK
As these lines are being written, India-Pakistan relations are deteriorating fast and a war-like situation has developed. The shooting down of an F-16 Pakistani aircraft by India and the downing of a Mirage 21 aircraft by (...) -
Hashtags for War between India and Pakistan
3 March 2019by Fatima Bhutto
Pakistan and India, two nuclear armed states, have fought many wars since our partition in 1947. Our militaries have faced off in 1947, 1965, 1971 and 1999. Between those wars, there have been numerous skirmishes, cross-border (...) -
Joint Statement by the National Committees of PIPFPD of India and Pakistan
3 March 2019The following is the Joint Statement by the National Committees of the Pakistan-India Peoples’ Forum for Peace and Democracy of India and Pakistan issued on February 26, 2019 from Lahore and New Delhi (also Mumbai, Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, (...) -
BJP Misreads Arunachali Sentiments
3 March 2019, by Barun Das GuptaWidespread violence has broken out in the quiet North-Eastern State of Arunachal Pradesh bordering China in the last few days. The objection of the Arunachalis is the Centre’s step to grant Permanent Resident Certificates (PRC) to six (...) -
Pulwama: A Wake-up Call for Peace in the Region
3 March 2019by Ram Puniyani
The suicidal terrorist, Adil Ahmad Dar, rammed his explosive laden car into two trucks of a CRPF convoy on February 14, 2019. The blast led to the brutal murder of 44 jawans, a big national tragedy, most heinous and condemnable. (...) -
Threat to Constitutional Structure
3 March 2019, by Nikhil ChakravarttyFrom N.C.’s Writings
A situation of unprecedented confusion synchronising with the onset of serious crisis for the entire constitutional structure of the Indian state presents before the nation today.
On the one side is the outright challenge of (...) -
Kashmiris Hounded and Attacked
3 March 2019, by Humra QuraishiMUSINGS
This entire week I have been sitting and recollecting those words and phrases from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s lengthy speeches where he had spoken of kashmiriyat,insaniyat, jamhooriyat, in the context of the Kashmir crisis. Not to (...) -
Comprehending Farmers’ Distress
3 March 2019by Suranjita Ray
The political narrative of the Bharatya Janata Party (BJP) that promised to double the farmers’ income by 2022-23 has raised serious qualms not only because the real income of the farmers has remained stagnant during the last (...) -
A Tale of Two Events and Two Cultures
3 March 2019by L.K. Sharma
The Science Congress and Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF), held in India every January, attract Nobel Laureates and inspire youngsters to dream. The Science Congress is inaugurated by the Prime Minister, a tradition started by (...)
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