The JNU ‘spring’
It all began with a bunch of slogans. A ‘shout in the street’ ceases to be apolitical when faced with forceful condemnation. In the...
Muzamils and Kanhaiyas of modern India
Legions of cultural programmmes are organized every year in which people perform and participate with much enthusiasm. Other than their aesthetic value, such programmes...
Political activism in democracy and occupation
Note by the author: End number of articles was written in recent days ranging from journalists to activists, professors to research scholars in India...
‘Kashmir needs to believe azadi will come’
Speaking at the Kashmir Peace Conference 2015, held in New York on 7 December, human rights activist, Khurram Parvez, convenor of the Jammu Kashmir...
Jumlas, jibes and Bihar battleground
An old reality is Nitish Kumar’s snapping of over one and half decade old ties with BJP. He knows and the world knows, this...
Pak-China Economic Corridor and Gilgit Baltistan
After the division of the sub-continent and emergence of two new states - India and Pakistan, the subsequent circumstances not only imprinted tales of...
How I ended up into Jama’at-e-Islami?
Long time ago, when I was almost unaware of the Jama’at-e-Islami, I was unconsciously associated with the Barelvi school of thought. I would often...
India’s youth and politics
The months and the year’s end and my mind churns when I go through the reminiscences of that terror night on 16 December, 2012....
Kashmir youth and the conflict
Before landing in Kashmir this year, I thought I had more or less of an understanding of what loaded words as conflict or occupation...
Our souls are dead
Nothing that any one writes will suffice. Our words are dead today. They ring hollow. Our souls are dead today. As the funerals take...
