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Glimpses of a writer’s trip to Kashmir: Shrines, springs, sunsets – and silences

The best part was the caring warmth of ordinary Kashmiris on the street – the welcoming smiles, free advice and offers to dine with them during a lockdown.

David Devadas
· Sep 12, 2021 · 11:30 am
Sadia Dehlvi and Agha Ashraf Ali both embodied Humanist modernity steeped in old world charm

Each wished deeply to mould the present and the future in the finest traditions that had formed them.

David Devadas
· Aug 08, 2020 · 07:32 pm
On my freedom fighter father’s birth centenary, what would he have made of the hate in India today?

We started with a vision of unity and harmony. How did we get there 72 years later?

David Devadas
· Dec 19, 2019 · 12:28 pm

The new Hizbul commander's call to fight for Islam over Kashmir is cause for alarm

Disgusted with corruption and unresponsive governments, many Kashmiri youth are easily convinced that divinely sanctioned systems would be better.

David Devadas
· Mar 24, 2017 · 10:30 am
Goa is witnessing a re-emergence of Bahujan consciousness, especially among AAP supporters

Ahead of the February 4 polls, the party seems to have assumed the mantle that was originally the hallmark of the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party.

David Devadas
· Feb 01, 2017 · 07:30 am
Six years after iron-fisted suppression created Burhan Wani, has the state not learnt any lessons?

The detention, humiliation, assault, abuse and intimidation of youth could push a generation to pick up arms, again.

David Devadas
· Sep 28, 2016 · 08:00 am

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To try to understand what is happening in Kashmir is like peeling an onion

It still isn't clear what exactly lies at the heart of the current unrest.

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· Aug 25, 2016 · 02:30 pm
Between 'azadi' and 'national interest': Half-truths on Kashmir widen the gulf of ignorance and hate

'The more biased, the better,' seems to be the credo of polarised media platforms as each seeks to pander to its niche audience.

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· Jul 24, 2016 · 08:00 am

David Devadas

Glimpses of a writer’s trip to Kashmir: Shrines, springs, sunsets – and silences

The best part was the caring warmth of ordinary Kashmiris on the street – the welcoming smiles, free advice and offers to dine with them during a lockdown.

David Devadas · Sep 12, 2021 · 11:30 am

Sadia Dehlvi and Agha Ashraf Ali both embodied Humanist modernity steeped in old world charm

Each wished deeply to mould the present and the future in the finest traditions that had formed them.

David Devadas · Aug 08, 2020 · 07:32 pm

On my freedom fighter father’s birth centenary, what would he have made of the hate in India today?

We started with a vision of unity and harmony. How did we get there 72 years later?

David Devadas · Dec 19, 2019 · 12:28 pm

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Ahead of the February 4 polls, the party seems to have assumed the mantle that was originally the hallmark of the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party.

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Six years after iron-fisted suppression created Burhan Wani, has the state not learnt any lessons?

The detention, humiliation, assault, abuse and intimidation of youth could push a generation to pick up arms, again.

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It still isn't clear what exactly lies at the heart of the current unrest.

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Between 'azadi' and 'national interest': Half-truths on Kashmir widen the gulf of ignorance and hate

'The more biased, the better,' seems to be the credo of polarised media platforms as each seeks to pander to its niche audience.

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