Shameless exploitation of the sweat, toil, and genius of Kashmir’s legendary composers in biopic on Padma Shri Raj Begum. Sanjay PanditaThe recently released biopic on Padma Shri Raj Begum, celebrated as a tribute to the “Nightingale of Kashmir,” may glitter on the surface, but beneath its sheen lies a serious act of cultural injustice. The…
Somewhere, in the quiet corners of memory, a boy is still running across a field, a grandfather is still carrying a bag of jalebis, and a family is still gathered around a flickering TV, waiting for Sunday’s movie to begin. Gowher Bhat There are certain days from the past that sit quietly in the mind….
One wonders if future generations will study this era not as the golden age of Indian democracy but as its tragic unravelling. Dr Noour Ali ZehgeerDemocracy, we were told, rests on institutions, not individuals. The greatest of these institutions—at least in theory—is the Election Commission of India. It is the referee of the democratic match,…
The lesson from this controversy is clear: faith is not a stage for political or administrative symbolism. Peerzada Masarat ShahThe recent installation of the Ashoka emblem on the foundation stone of the reconstruction project at the Hazratbal Dargah in Srinagar has triggered deep anguish and outrage among Kashmiri Muslims. What the administration perhaps saw as…
“O Prophet! Indeed We have sent you as a witness, a bringer of good tidings, and a warner. And one who invites to Allah by His permission, and as an illuminating lamp.”(Quran) In these verses, Allah reminds us of the eternal role of our Beloved Prophet Muhammad ﷺ: a witness, a guide, a source of…
