Day: May 8, 2019

REVIVAL OF THE GLORIOUS SPIRIT OF KASHMIRIYAT

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By: Javaid Beigh  SRINAGAR: I can’t express my tremendous joy at the sight of the return of Shri ROSHAN LAL MAWA,, esteemed member of our beloved KASHMIRI PUNDIT COMMUNITY to his homeland and reopen his shop in the same place called “Bohri Kadal” in downtown Srinagar, 29 years after he left Kashmir valley. KASHMIRI PUNDITS are not only an integral part of Kashmiri culture but they are part of the SAME GENE as that of KASHMIRI MUSLIMS. We are two genetically inseparable communities who are tied to each other through…

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SHOPIAN & PULWAMA: STORY OF HOPE

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By: Javaid Beigh With the Lok Sabha elections for the last leg of Anantnag Lok Sabha seat being over, focus was briefly shifted to twin sister districts of Shopian and Pulwama that lie on the edge of southern border of Kashmir valley, touching Pir Panjal mountains. The twin districts, which were carved out of “Greater Anantnag” are among the most fertile regions of South Asia and home to most of apple, saffron, rice and milk produced in entire Kashmir valley. These twin sister districts are also home to the greatest…

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THE FADING COLOUR

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By: Ravinder Gurtoo They say home is where the heart is. In the past 30 years, my perception of a home has evolved in so many ways. When you leave your childhood home — your hometown, your native land or your country of residence or your motherland or however you feel to call it — you leave a piece of you behind. You may forget all about it or you may let it grow inside of you as a small wound that kind of acts up when the weather gets…

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A Dash Of Indelible Purple: A Mark Of Democracy

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By: Barnali Bose, Editor-ICN Group Once every five years I feel happy, politically  happy to be the citizen of a Democracy. I feel I am important for my country. Is there anyone who doesn’t  like to feel that she matters, that her opinion matters to her country? Well, I am no exception. Nevertheless, this assurance of self- importance comes with a price. Election is the time when political parties,  besides stepping beyond the parameters of decency in their smear campaigns are also ever ready to walk that extra mile to…

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