
Land I Dream Of
In any conflict, the worst affected are always the women…
The narrative around the Jammu-and-Kashmir insurgency continues
to be built around the role of freedom fighters, insurgents and politicians
– all of them, not surprisingly, men. Yet, women have played an
extraordinary role in the history of Kashmir, in retaining Kashmiriyat
– that long-forgotten ideal of mutual co-existence. Equally, as mothers,
...
In any conflict, the worst affected are always the women…
The narrative around the Jammu-and-Kashmir insurgency continues
to be built around the role of freedom fighters, insurgents and politicians
– all of them, not surprisingly, men. Yet, women have played an
extraordinary role in the history of Kashmir, in retaining Kashmiriyat
– that long-forgotten ideal of mutual co-existence. Equally, as mothers,
...
