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Historian Ramchandra Guha and his book, "Arguments with Gandhi".

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Gandhi and Ambedkar

18 hours ago

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Ramachandra Guha’s ‘Arguments with Gandhi’ offers insights into different world views of national level and global leaders of his times

Sonia Gandhi’s book brings political memoirs in focus.

Kashmir in Sonia Gandhi’s Memoir: Family Roots, Memories and Political Regrets

Iftikhar Gilani

11 Nov 2026

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Front and back cover view of the book, "Mob Lynching in India: A Record - 2014-2024" by Zafarul-Islam Khan.

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Mob Lynchings: Tracing the Trajectory of India’s Metamorphosis-III

12 Oct 2026

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Front and back cover view of the book, "Mob Lynching in India: A Record - 2014-2024" by Zafarul-Islam Khan.

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Mob Lynchings: Symphony Between the State and Perpertrators – II

11 Oct 2026

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Front and back cover view of the book, "Mob Lynching in India: A Record - 2014-2024" by Zafarul-Islam Khan.

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Mob Lynchings: Nobody Killed Mohsin Sheikh - I

10 Oct 2026

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The front cover of the book, "The China Dream - Great Power Thinking & Strategic Posture in the Post-American Era' by Col Liu Mingfu.

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The China Dream: Liu Mingfu’s Vision of a Peaceful Chinese Century and Post-American World Order

22 Aug 2026

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Book Launch of "Aaina-e-Manshayat" Held at Tral in Kashmir on June 27, 2026.

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Book Review: Society Has to Join the War Against Drug Menace

17 Aug 2026

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Front cover of the book, "Bebooj Nama: Kashmir History Selected Readings' by Ayaz Rasool Nazki.

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Ayaz Nazki and His 'Bebooj Nama'

06 Aug 2026

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A poster of the movie 'Satluj'.

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On 'Satluj' and Memory as Resistance

Khushdeep Kaur Malhotra

14 Jul 2026

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A poster of bollywood movie 'Chauhaan'.

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‘Chauhaan’ Teaser and the Darkening of Bollywood’s Kashmir Lens

13 Jul 2026

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Front cover of the book, "White Nights and other stories" by Fyodor Dostoevsky.

White Nights: Dostoevsky's Warning Against the Seduction of Fantasy

26 Jun 2026

4 min read

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Front cover of the book, "String of Pearls" by Nighat Hafiz.

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Pearls For All: Words of Wisdom and Introspection

25 May 2026

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Front cover of the book, "The Valley of Unfinished Songs" by Umair Ahmed Khan published by Rupa Publications, India.

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Whose Kashmir, Whose Grief? Unfinished Songs and Inconvenient Truths

Iftikhar Gilani

28 Apr 2026

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Historic Jamia Masjid Trehgam Kupwara, widely known for religious heritage of both Muslims and Hindus, this area significantly show sign of brotherhood, this place shares a piece of land having temple and mosque at same place in Kashmir.

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Iran in Kashmiri Imagination: From Sufi Verse to Folk Memory

Firdous Ahmad Lone

11 Apr 2026

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A series of books 'Prisoners of Geography' by Tim Marshall.

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Mapping Kashmir in India, Pakistan tangle

Anuradha Bhasin

26 Mar 2026

8 min read

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The front and back cover of the book, "Biography of Abdul Ahad Azad - Kashmiri Poet".

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The River and the Revolution: Abdul Ahad Azad and Readings for Present Iran

14 Mar 2026

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Front and back cover of the book, "Myani Wachik Kotar", Collection of Kashmir Short Stories by Bashir Aarif.

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The Pigeons of my Sanctum, Short Story Collection of Bashir Aarif

Mushtaque B Barq

23 Feb 2026

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Front and back cover of the book, "I, Witness: India from Nehru to Narendra Modi" by Shahid Siddiqui.

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Memoir That Mirrors A Republic, But Blurs Its Edges

Iftikhar Gilani

15 Feb 2026

12 min read

Dreams, thoughts in Kashmir. Image is representational.

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Dreams and Belonging in 'Khwaban Khayalan Manz'

12 Feb 2026

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BJP’s Shah Nawaz Hussain adjusting Atal Behari Vajpayee’s Karakuli cap at an Iftar Party.

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Vajpayee: The ‘Moderator’ or Facilitator of Extremism’

Shahruk Ahmed Mazumdar

26 Jan 2026

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How AI is impacting real life? Image representational.

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Book Review: The Wave Upon Us

26 Jan 2026

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Security forces personnel stand guard at the site after an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, on Wednesday, November 22, 2023.

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Book Review: Of Staged Encounters and a Deeper Rot

Mushtaq Ul Haq Ahmad Sikander

03 Jan 2026

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A front and back cover of the book, "Giyarah Saal Salaakhon Ke Peeche" (Eleven Years Behind Bars) by Mufti Abdul Qayyum Ahmad Husain Mansoori.

Testimony of Pain: Falsely Implicated, Akshardham Accused Uses Memory as Resistance

Mushtaq Ul Haq Ahmad Sikander

30 Dec 2025

6 min read

Literature (Culture)

Front cover of the book, "Jammu and Kashmir: The Forgotten Narrative" by Saud Sultan and the author with his book.

Jammu and Kashmir: Battle Over Memory

Iftikhar Gilani

22 Dec 2025

7 min read

Front cover of the book, "Unsilenced: The Jail Diary of an Activist" by Seema Azad and translated by Shailza Sharma and published by Speaking Tiger.

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Prison as a microcosm of UP’s caged and unjust society

Freny Manecksha

17 Nov 2025

6 min read

Francesca Orsini

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Why is Francesca Orsini so Dangerous for the orthodox Worldview?

03 Nov 2025

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A file photo of Marghoob Banihali.

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Marghoob Banihali and the Moral Radiance of Kashmiri Letters

15 Oct 2025

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AI generated image is representational.

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Kashmiri Language In a Digital Void

11 Oct 2025

6 min read

Books at a bookstore. Image is representative.

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Books as Crime? Whether J&K High Court Will End the ’Unprecedented Situation’?

10 Oct 2025

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Paramilitary troops being briefed at Srinagar's Lal Chowk area on the morning of August 5, the day the Parliament of India abrogated Article 370. Thousands of troops were sent in anticipation of protests from the Kashmiris against the decision. The disputed region was turned into a fortress with armed troops manning every nook and corner.

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Flashback: Silence Amid Echoes of Fear in August 2019

Anuradha Bhasin

04 Aug 2025

6 min read

Barbed wire erected to block a road in Kashmir.

Story telling in unsettled times

Freny Manecksha

01 Aug 2025

6 min read

Literature (Culture)

The author Peggy Mohan with her book, "Father Tongue, motherland" at a book store.

Of Languages, Intersections and Evolution: The Bare Bones of it

01 Aug 2025

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In this 2015 file photo, Farooq Abdullah interacts with A.S. Dulat during the book release of ‘Kashmir The Vajpayee Years’ in New Delhi

Understanding Kashmir Through ‘Farooq and I’

Junaid Manzoor Dar

22 Jul 2025

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The book, "A Wonderland of Words" by Shashi Tharoor at a book store.

A Wonderland of Words: Around the World in 101 Essays

12 Jul 2025

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Front cover of the book, "Our Living Constitution" by Shashi Tharoor.

Book Review: Shashi Tharoor's New Book Celebrates India's Constitution as a Living Document of Vision

Shahruk Ahmed Mazumdar

01 Jul 2025

2 min read

Literature (Culture)

Front cover of the book, "Focus on Jammu & Kashmir" by Aseer Kishtwari.

Book Review: Wali Mohammed Aseer's Monumental Journey Through History, Culture, and Conflict

Sadaket Ali Malik

11 Jun 2025

5 min read

A front cover of the book "A Billion Butterflies" by Dr Jagdish Shukla.

The Global Weather Experiment: How Dr Shukla and Supercomputers Revolutionized Forecasting

Shahruk Ahmed Mazumdar

01 Jun 2025

6 min read

Front cover of the book, "Contesting Democratic Deficit: An Inside Story of the 2024 Elections" by Salman Khurshid and Mritunjay Singh Yadav.

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Inside Story: Congress Unveils Black Paper Critiquing Modi Era in 2024 Elections

Shahruk Ahmed Mazumdar

20 May 2025

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Front and the back cover of the book, 'Water Policy and Kashmir by Rao Farman Ali.

Water Wars and Peace Paths: Kashmir’s Rivers at Heart of Regional Tensions

18 May 2025

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Literature (Culture)

In this 2015 file photo, Farooq Abdullah interacts with A.S. Dulat during the book release of ‘Kashmir The Vajpayee Years’ in New Delhi

Dulat’s Book Causes a Boom, But Will Die Down Like a Tiny Ripple

Saleem Rashid Shah

19 Apr 2025

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A file photo of young Kashmiri women protesting on Srinagar streets.

Christopher Snedden’s ‘Independent Kashmir: An Incomplete Aspiration’

05 Apr 2025

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Maj Akbar Khan, bareheaded, in the centre and in uniform, and other Indian soldiers.

World War II: The Forgotten Indian Muslim Soldiers of Dunkirk

Shahruk Ahmed Mazumdar

02 Apr 2025

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Front cover of the book, "Living with Birds - The Memoirs of One of India's Greatest Ornithologists" by Asad Rahmani.

In Company of Wings: Memoir of Science, Friendship and Nature

25 Mar 2025

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