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The 17th century limestone slab in the walls of Jamia Masjid in Srinagar. At the bottom, a small engraving reads, “the work of Hari Ram”.

Old stones, new tales: How inscriptions rewrite Kashmir’s religious history

A new study has revealed narratives of syncretism that counter the politically motivated and polarised versions of the Valley’s history.

A Kashmiri Pandit home in Srinagar, circa 1983.

A Kashmiri Pandit’s journey from Srinagar to Hollywood

Set in the backdrop of the three-decade-old Kashmir conflict, Priyanka Mattoo’s memoir is an important addition to the literature of exile in India.

Survivors of the 1984 gas disaster burning an effigy of Union Carbide outside the company’s abandoned factory premises in Bhopal on December 3, 2018.

The rise of the Hindu Right

Siddhartha Deb’s Twilight Prisoners outlines the contribution of the liberal elite to the emergence of the Narendra Modi regime.

Modi masks on display at the Vibrant Gujarat summit in Gandhinagar, on January 19, 2019.

The Modi model

Christophe Jaffrelot explains the authoritarian model of governance Modi had formulated as Chief Minister, which he later implemented at the Centre.

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