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Why Kashmiri Pandits need a Separate Homeland?

1/20/2020 12:02:22 AM

Ravinder Jalali Kashmiri Pandits was a microscopic miniscule minority in a Muslim majority Kashmir valley. They have distinct culture, race and language which find its traces to more than 5000 years back. Most of the Kashmiri Muslims are converts and therefore resemblances KPs in their traditions and language. Many of the Kashmiri Muslims have still Kashmiri Pandit’s caste/ title suffixed to their names. Though there are some similarities but there are many dissimilarities as well. The KPs have become the first victims of terrorism as a result of which they had to flee the place of their abode. They are a part of the Vedic heartland of India and have lived in Kashmir from times immemo

“Chhapaak” a true story of Laxmi an acid attack survivor

1/20/2020 12:02:14 AM

Vinod Chandrashekhar Dixit India has made international headlines for horrific rape cases in recent years, but acid attacks are common, too, although they receive less attention. Laxmi Agarwal India’s best-known acid attack survivor life’s story has now been depicted in the Bollywood movie ‘Chhapaak’ starring Deepika Padukone, who has worn prosthetics to replicate the damage to Agarwal’s skin. Laxmi’s struggle and come back from a life-threatening attack is a message for many such victims that acid attack isnt’t end of anyone’s life or dream and one should never give up. The Chhapaak movie is not only about Laxmi but about acid attack survivors’ cause, as each one has her own story of

Initiation of Political Process in J&K and Ladakh

1/20/2020 12:02:08 AM

Omkar Dattatray There is a great political vacuum in the erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir. In fact governors rule or for that matter LG administration is no alternative to the popular government. From the last 5th august when the state was bifurcated into the two union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh there is no political activity seen in the UT’s of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh and this is a great cause of concern for the right thinking people. Since the abrogation of controversial article 370 and the carving of the two union territories of J&K and Ladakh a large number of the mainstream political leaders are under house arrest and this includes three ex chief ministers namely