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Mohsina Malik As an aftermath of the insurgency during the ‘90s, every Kashmiri household was impacted as the region started turning into the most densely militarized zone in the world. Since the ’90s, thousands of Kashmiri men have been disappeared, hundreds of women raped. Kashmiris became victims of extrajudicial killings and torture. Different tools and tactics have been used to oppress the voices, one of them being rape. Sports Medicine Pathology and Pharmacology | Undergraduate Catalog injectable steroids for sale in the usa pro sports tape: clinical pharmacology drug monograph | scriptsave wellrx Kupwara is a border district of Kashmir, where twin villages—Kunan-Poshpora are located. On the intervening night of 23-24 February 1991, more than 300 personnel of 4 Rajputana Rifl...

Irshad Hussain Four college-going daughters of Syed Nadir, are struggling with their livelihood, while their father after losing his legs is lying on a bed. A recent victim of Indo-Pak border shelling, Syed Nadir 47 years old hails from Kamalkote Uri in North Kashmir's Baramulla district. The continuous military confrontation between two nuclear powers India and Pakistan on the line control forces the residents of the border areas to live in life-threatening conditions. Syed Nadir told The Kashmiriyat that last month he went to the market to buy some rice from a shop in the locality. "I was waiting in a queue, to get rice, for my family. But, all of a sudden a mortar shell hit my legs, and both my legs got damaged," Nadir said as tears were trickling down from his eyes. "My dau...

Fizala Khan   Mother tongue develops a personal and a cultural identity. Personal identity emerges out of our surroundings and our history. An individual hears their native language first when in the womb, and it subconsciously begins determining their views and emotions. It develops the foundation of connection with family, society, culture, and identity. Its strong foundation makes a strong acceptance of oneself through an understanding of social origin and character in the most natural manner. Additionally, by upholding of the different languages spoken in the society, cultural identity arises that flows unquestionably in other phases of an individual’s life. Knowing your mother tongue well is a matter of pride. Besides the boast of confidence, it creates awareness in t...

Fizala Khan The Forest Rights Act is being implemented in Jammu Kashmir as efforts are afoot to grant and safeguard the rights of forest dwellers and communities as per the Act of 2006. The deadline for completing the Record of Forest Rights has been set for March 31st of 2021, according to officials, but members of the community and local activists stress ignorance and delayed response on the government's end. Forest Right Act of 2006, which is to be implemented in March of 2021, has not been operational, which has led to series of eviction notices that were sent to the forest dwellers and tribal communities of Jammu Kashmir The Roshni Act granted ownership to the occupants of the state land. However, the abrogation of the Act has pushed thousands of Gujjar and Bakarwaal families...

Mubashir Naik February 14, 2019- 40 Indian soldiers were killed in one of the deadliest insurgency strikes in Jammu and Kashmir. A suicide bomber rammed an IED-laden vehicle into the security convoy near Awantipora, Pulwama. The attack shocked the whole of India and as a result, newspapers, TV screens & social media were loaded with the visuals of the wrecked CRPF bus and the dead bodies that were killed in the attack. Soon after the attack, protests erupted in different parts of India, condemning the attack and Kashmiri students became the prey for the protesters. Many students were forced to lock themselves in their campus rooms for days, others were beaten up by the goons, while a few attempted to flee home to escape the anger. In Jammu, the winter capital, the atmospher...

Meher Qadri When eight-year-old Maqbool laid down in front of the jagirdar’s motorcar with hundreds of children of the Trehgam village in 1946 to convince the feudal lord for the tax concessions the villagers owed him, little did the villagers know that this boy would live up to his name. This act of innocent resilience would form the foundation of a man who would not only be Maqbool by name but also be remembered as a pioneer of Kashmir’s Fight for ‘Freedom’ decades after his death. Maqbool Bhat, the little boy would grow up to give the ultimate sacrifice of his life for Kashmir. Maqbool would become synonymous with Resistance. Born to Ghulam Qadar Bhat of Trehgam, district Kupwara on 18th February 1938, Maqbool Bhat completed his secondary education from a local government schoo...

Fizala Khan The downtown area of Central Kashmir’s Srinagar district is renowned for protests resisting atrocities. Locally called ‘Shehr – E – Khaas’, the area that was settled 2000 years ago in 3rd BC by Raja Pravarsena, has been the historical hub of architecture, heritage and old markets. The heritage and memorabilia of the ancient settlement has faded, and it now bears the weight of reports that document a large number of killings, disappearances, torture and arbitrary detentions in the area. The region, once called the ‘Venice of the East’ is deserted, because of the absence of peace. In Khanka Mohalla of Zaina Kadal, Gaade Koche market strives in a narrow lane that disappears after a walk before Bohri Kadal, and was once marked pivotal, when locals would linger around, buyi...

Meher Qadri Kashmiris are a people in perpetual mourning (حداد دائم). Some days more than others. A land of saints, now a land of martyrs. Our meadows, now a witness of denied dignity even in death. Gagged mourning and the pleas for the return of the dead, an ‘act of terrorism’. Today on a cold February morning, Kashmir wakes up to one such memory of loss and grief, as it has been for the last 8 years. The city, and other parts of the valley in unison, wore a shroud of remembrance, paid tributes at the ‘grave in waiting’ and observed hartal on the death anniversary of Mohammad Afzal Guru. Deep-seated beliefs regarding spirituality and religion are explained partially due to the collective unconscious. Jung believed that the collective unconscious is expressed through universal con...

Irshad Hussain The Jammu Kashmir women's development Corporation has been alleged for pick and choose the method in recruiting the employees in the department. As per the complaints received by the vigilance organisation that 43 appointments/ promotions/ regularisations have been ordered in the department without following proper procedure. In response to this, the vigilance commission launched a time-bound investigation and they found that illegal appointments have absolutely been made in the department. As per the document of Right to Information Act (RTI) accessed by The Kashmiriyat, all the appointments were cancelled. “Now, therefore, it is hereby ordered that: all the appointments made in the J & K State Women’s Development Corporation and listed in Annexure “A” to...

Throughout history, Kashmir has been a cradle of mysticism, nurturing renowned poets and thinkers within its boundaries. So rich is its tradition that it was known as ‘Reshvear’. The valley has witnessed the presence of eminent saints and sages from various religious faiths, transcending social and economic conditions. People, regardless of caste and religion, sought solace and guidance from them. Nund Reshi, Lal Ded, Laxman Joo of Ishbar, Gopinath Bab, and Nanda Bab are some luminaries of this tradition. Among Kashmiri Pandits, very few saintly figures have left as indelible an impression on the minds of the people as Bhagawaan Gopinath Ji. Two highly venerated mystics of contemporary Kashmir, Kashkak and Nanda Bab, recognized Bhagawaanji's greatness. Swami Kashkak stated that Bh...