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Newsroom Trial You have to choose your method of struggle intelligently: Bose  Ayesha Jalal  and  Sugata Bose , two noted scholars and historians and renowned academics and authors from America visited ‘Rising Kashmir’ on June 21 to interact with members of the newspaper’s editorial staff and reporters. The duo delivered brief talks which focussed on the politics of identity, regional identity, the question of minorities, intellectual history of ideas in South Asia, the K-issue and the way forward,   ‘rise of religious majoritarianism in India’, and China’s economic expansion, etc .    The session was moderated by  Editor-in-Chief  Dr Shujaat Bukhari . Ayesha Jalal, a Pakistani-born American Professor and Director, Center for South Asian and Indian Ocean Studies, Tufts University, said that Kashmir was not a question of religion for her. Jalal is grandniece of the renowned Urdu fiction writer Saadat Hasan Manto and a recipient of ‘...

Published at 01/06/2015 00:39:21     Dear Editor, The residents of Sopore from past many days are suffering from the breakdown of the communication system which has led to massive hit to the business establishment and students studying outside Kashmir. There is growing fear-psychosis in the town due to which resident’s even fear to come out of their homes. Although, there is calm in the town but the town has become a rumor mill with every sort of news coming from every corner of the town. The BSNL Exchange Office has stopped providing new SIM cards to already suffering customers and the higher authorities seem in no hurry to provide any relief to the customers. There are also rumors that there is curfew imposed by the Army in entire town after 9 pm, which has made it more difficult for the residents of the town to come out of their home late night. Situation is very grim with no hope in sight. There is total failure on part of government which is seen nowh...

Published at 31/05/2015 00:40:20   Book: Paradise on Fire Publisher: Millat Publication, 2015 Price: Rs 250 Daanish Bin Nabi Introduction The book Paradise on Fire is one among the books on Kashmir that present splendidly its past as well as present. For the first time any author has chronicled activities, actions, responses and counter arguments to Syed Ali Geelani’s political legacy, written in English. The book also acts as a source, perhaps for the first time in Kashmir, in providing empirical data, details on political conflict that are presented in a lucid manner. The book offers a perspective of major world events at large and of Kashmir in particular. The author, Abdul Hakeem, has quoted ample examples and a thorough research is put to the use of the reader about Syed Ali Geelani and Kashmir movement in the light of Islam. Overview of the book The role of Geelani and important events from 1947 to the inception of militancy in late 1980s has ...

‘Elections rigged by State governments not by GoI’ Prem Shankar Jha,  the author of ‘ Kashmir 1947: The Origins of a Dispute’  is among the few Indian journalists who understand the complexities of the Kashmir conflict. The genesis of the conflict, he believes, lies in India's inability to understand Kashmir and Kashmiris. In an interaction with  Rising Kashmir’s   Daanish Bin Nabi,  he talks of the flawed policies of New Delhi vis-à-vis Kashmir, Hurriyat, Musharff’s four-point formula and more . Excerpts: ·          Yaseen and Ashfaq would have become part of an alternate political party if MUF had been allowed to win ·          Hurriyat creation of Pakistan ·          The moment Kashmiri leaders talk about Kashmir’s independence, ISI turns on them ·          Pakistan discouraged Hurri...

Asgar Ali Karbalai   is the second and current chief executive councilor of Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Kargil. He is an influential member of the socio-religious organization Imam Khomieni Memorial Trust, Kargil and is also affiliated with Indian National Congress. He is well known for his inspirational speeches. In an exclusive interview to   Rising Kashmir’s   Online Editor Daanish Bin Nabi   he talks about discrimination faced by the people of Kargil and the relation between Kashmir and Kargil.   Excerpts: •    Central governments have always tried to project Ladakh as land of Lamas   •    RSS wants to separate Leh from rest of Jammu and Kashmir   •    Jammu was transformed into industrial city in last 24 years  •    We face discrimination by GoI because we are Muslims  •    Kargil-Skardu road has 100 percent zero security threat pe...