Rakshanda Afrin - May 21, 2020
As pervasive pandemic unleashed a besieged world order, Mumbai for a change looked like a curbed Maisuma, Delhi as caged Downtown, while Bangalore became curfewed Sopore. But for the lockdown-ridden people of the valley, the current phase only escalated the sense of siege-mentality
Rakshanda Afrin - May 14, 2020
Some of the finest contemporary Kashmiri writers in English language have passionately used the medium of writing to inspire and bring forth the untold, unheard stories of their homeland. While their writings have been widely recognised and acclaimed, they’re finding a new and improved readership during pandemic lockdown in the valley
Rakshanda Afrin - May 2, 2020
When old demons returned to haunt Kashmiri students in Rajasthan on April 30, 2020, a young Kashmiri boy promptly dialed Ashok Gehlot. Sounding concerned, the caller informed the state chief minister how his police thrashed students for their Kashmiri Identity
Rakshanda Afrin - April 26, 2020
‘But for me the most relatable and turning resonating point with Kashmir and the valley’s people was when back home, my state was enveloped in infinite curfew…’ Rakshanda Afrin AS a young girl from Assam, which is some 3000 kilometres away from the ‘paradise on earth’, I believe I got too fortunate to actually visit […]