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Embers Of A Curfewed Id

Embers Of A Curfewed Id

Sep 16, 2016

Wherever prayers were allowed, they were followed by protests

No Snub, It’s Triple Talaq!

No Snub, It’s Triple Talaq!

Sep 09, 2016

The Hurriyat is too familiar with New Delhi’s ‘damage control’ delegations

Armed With The Original Weapon

Armed With The Original Weapon

Sep 02, 2016

Four stone-pelters from Kashmir talk about their lives, their motivations and the neolithic intifada

The Defiant Fire-Dwellers

The Defiant Fire-Dwellers

Aug 19, 2016

As the bodycount creeps up, Kashmir’s agitation adapts to abnormal times

A Month Later, Pellets Maintain Anti-India Mood In Kashmir

A Month Later, Pellets Maintain Anti-India Mood In Kashmir

Aug 09, 2016

Doctors say they have never seen eye injuries at this scale

Streetside Plebiscite

Streetside Plebiscite

Jul 15, 2016

A young militant is killed. In death, he becomes an icon. And the streets speak freedom.

Sainik Colony, Don’t We Live There Already?

Sainik Colony, Don’t We Live There Already?

Jun 16, 2016

Settlements, demographic change... On her own, even Mehbooba may have hit the streets on this.

The Lathi Blows That Moved Delhi

The Lathi Blows That Moved Delhi

Apr 14, 2016

Where crackdowns are as common as the azadi chant, what is different about police action at NIT Srinagar?

Talking Points

Talking Points

Sep 06, 2008

Vohra's 'soft policy' buys normalcy in Valley

Rarefied Ground

Rarefied Ground

Nov 15, 2008

Amarnath, a revived pro-azadi lobby, no wonder Valley voters are not enthused

Kashmir Rifles

Kashmir Rifles

Feb 28, 2009

Thousands of Valley youth turn up to enlist

Rock 'N Role

Rock 'N Role

Apr 11, 2009

Stone pelting — the Valley debates its uses

Lakes Woebegone

Lakes Woebegone

Apr 25, 2009

Anantnag: Mehbooba Mufti

Stone Sepulchre

Stone Sepulchre

Jul 03, 2010

Eleven boys killed in protests in three weeks. The Valley burns again.

The Gag Bites

The Gag Bites

Jul 17, 2010

The selective media muzzling has the local Kashmiri press furious

Neutron Valley

Neutron Valley

Jul 24, 2010

Voices are raised against coercion and stones

It’s A Soliloquy Of Stones

It’s A Soliloquy Of Stones

Aug 07, 2010

Even separatist voices drown in the din

Two Steps Sideways

Two Steps Sideways

Sep 18, 2010

New Delhi seems befuddled about what to do with Kashmir

39 Steps To Paradise

39 Steps To Paradise

Sep 25, 2010

An MPs delegation to the Valley senses the anger roiling there

Count Dracula

Count Dracula

Mar 05, 2011

The army’s parallel census in Sopore is leaving its people fuming

Twenty Dishes Too Many

Twenty Dishes Too Many

Jul 15, 2011

Kashmiris have always been prone to profligate weddings

A Chancy Survival

A Chancy Survival

Oct 14, 2011

A ‘fixer’ dies in custody, but a govt quickly regains balance

When The Ash Settles

When The Ash Settles

Jul 06, 2012

Kashmir’s Islamic Sufi tradition is under siege from various comers

No Entry For Noah?

No Entry For Noah?

Jul 20, 2012

The wooing of Israelis upsets hardliners

Band On The Run

Band On The Run

Feb 08, 2013

A young girl band sacrifices talent and ambition to a mufti’s fatwa

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