Undeterred by the 'cycle of violence', on a sabbatical from his job as an academic in a US university, our correspondent flew into Srinagar to visit his mother. His daily diary: July 29, 2010 - August 3, 2010
These stories—and their storytellers—are everywhere. Stories which move and mobilize, with which to irrigate their suffering and their struggle. We, on the other hand, have no stories to offer, or at least none that are not hollow, corrupt and coerc
A return to a multi-religious, syncretic culture is going to be much harder, and even perhaps impossible, to achieve. There are too many vested interests, with much to lose, if the conflict de-escalates.