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Mirza Waheed

Mirza Waheed wins the Hindu Prize 2019 for fiction, Santanu Das for non-fiction

Short excerpts from Mirza Waheed’s ‘Tell Her Everything’ and Santanu Das’s ‘India, Empire and First World War Culture’.

Mirza Waheed
&
Santanu Das
· Mar 27, 2020 · 07:30 am
How teenage boys went hunting for vegetables under a siege by armed forces in Kashmir in the 1990s

What do families in Kashmir do under lockdown when they have run out of food? Writer Mirza Waheed remembers his teenage years.

Mirza Waheed
· Aug 06, 2019 · 05:30 pm
‘Tell Her Everything’: A doctor reflects on a dark past in Mirza Waheed’s new novel

An excerpt from the writer’s third novel, in which a doctor in London imagines telling his estranged daughter everything about his murky path to success.

Mirza Waheed
· Feb 07, 2019 · 08:30 am

How to kill a Kashmiri: A novelist’s list

There exists an entire range of methods. Running fat vehicles over young bodies is just the latest.

Mirza Waheed
· May 14, 2018 · 08:00 am
How to award a posthumous sedition award to a poet

Agha Shahid Ali’s ‘The Country Without A Post Office’ is a much-loved poem, not a statistical statement.

Mirza Waheed
· Feb 26, 2016 · 08:30 am
The Letter: From The Book of Gold Leaves

Mirza Waheed’s second novel is set in the 1990s. Kashmir is simmering with political strife and rebellion, and a city that lovers Roohi and Faiz call home erupts in violence. Here’s how they met.

Mirza Waheed
· Nov 18, 2014 · 05:30 am

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Mirza Waheed

Mirza Waheed wins the Hindu Prize 2019 for fiction, Santanu Das for non-fiction

Short excerpts from Mirza Waheed’s ‘Tell Her Everything’ and Santanu Das’s ‘India, Empire and First World War Culture’.

Mirza Waheed & Santanu Das · Mar 27, 2020 · 07:30 am

How teenage boys went hunting for vegetables under a siege by armed forces in Kashmir in the 1990s

What do families in Kashmir do under lockdown when they have run out of food? Writer Mirza Waheed remembers his teenage years.

Mirza Waheed · Aug 06, 2019 · 05:30 pm

‘Tell Her Everything’: A doctor reflects on a dark past in Mirza Waheed’s new novel

An excerpt from the writer’s third novel, in which a doctor in London imagines telling his estranged daughter everything about his murky path to success.

Mirza Waheed · Feb 07, 2019 · 08:30 am

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How to kill a Kashmiri: A novelist’s list

There exists an entire range of methods. Running fat vehicles over young bodies is just the latest.

Mirza Waheed · May 14, 2018 · 08:00 am

How to award a posthumous sedition award to a poet

Agha Shahid Ali’s ‘The Country Without A Post Office’ is a much-loved poem, not a statistical statement.

Mirza Waheed · Feb 26, 2016 · 08:30 am

The Letter: From The Book of Gold Leaves

Mirza Waheed’s second novel is set in the 1990s. Kashmir is simmering with political strife and rebellion, and a city that lovers Roohi and Faiz call home erupts in violence. Here’s how they met.

Mirza Waheed · Nov 18, 2014 · 05:30 am

Video

Eco India: How climate resilient fox nuts are helping Bihar's farmers tackle crop losses

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Nov 16, 2024 · 03:25 pm

Eco India: Kanpur's tanneries adopt sustainable practices to cut environmental impact

Nov 10, 2024 · 08:55 am

Eco India, Episode 273: How cleaner alternatives pave way for a sustainable future

Nov 09, 2024 · 03:25 pm

Watch: Crises of belonging and citizenship in Assam

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Mirza Waheed
&
Santanu Das
· Mar 27, 2020 · 07:30 am

Mirza Waheed
· Aug 06, 2019 · 05:30 pm

Mirza Waheed
· Feb 07, 2019 · 08:30 am

Mirza Waheed
· May 14, 2018 · 08:00 am

Mirza Waheed
· Feb 26, 2016 · 08:30 am

Mirza Waheed
· Nov 18, 2014 · 05:30 am