Kashmir : The Unending Tragedy
Title | Kashmir : The Unending Tragedy PDF eBook |
Author | Humra Quraishi |
Publisher | Manjul Publishing |
Pages | 328 |
Release | 2019-06-03 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 9389143101 |
Kashmir, burdened with an unending humanitarian tragedy and rampant violence, craves for a peaceful settlement. Its reality is the Elephant in the room, with India pretending to sleep. As the country hosts empowerment symposiums, the Valley awaits a political dialogue to take off. The place once considered as a paradise on Earth, is now reduced to being a region fraught with terrorism, hatemongering and blatant human rights abuse. This timely book opens a window into ground realities that most of us are unaware of.
Kashmir in Conflict
Title | Kashmir in Conflict PDF eBook |
Author | Victoria Schofield |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Pages | 549 |
Release | 2021-02-25 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0755607201 |
Why has the valley of Kashmir, famed for its beauty and tranquillity, become a major flashpoint, threatening the stability of a region of great strategic importance and challenging the integrity of the Indian state? This book examines the Kashmir conflict in its historical context, from the period when the valley was an independent kingdom right up to the struggles of the present day. Located on the borders of China, Central Asia and the Sub-Continent, the insurgency in the valley has also created serious tensions between India and Pakistan. Drawing upon research in India and Pakistan, as well as historical sources, this book traces the origins of the state in the 19th century and the controversial "sale" by the British of the predominantly Muslim valley to a Hindu Maharaja in 1846. Through an exploration of the implications for Kashmir of independence in 1947, it gives a critical account of why, for Kashmir, self-determination may seem a more attractive option than affiliation to a larger multi-racial whole.
Kashmir
Title | Kashmir PDF eBook |
Author | Tavleen Singh |
Publisher | Viking Books |
Pages | 280 |
Release | 1995 |
Genre | Jammu and Kashmir (India) |
ISBN |
India–Pakistan Wars and the Kashmir Crisis
Title | India–Pakistan Wars and the Kashmir Crisis PDF eBook |
Author | Rathnam Indurthy |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
Pages | 101 |
Release | 2019-02-06 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0429581769 |
This book examines the origins of the conflict between two nuclear powers – India and Pakistan – and the instability and violence in the disputed territory of Kashmir. It presents to its readers a chronology of events and political decisions that have led to an intractable situation of the present, many decades since the stand-off between India and Pakistan started. Rathnam Indurthy traces the origins of the constant war-like situation between the two most powerful nuclear powers in South Asia through war and peace, agreements and talks, and political leaders and generals. From Indira Gandhi to Vajpayee, and from Zia-ul-Haq, Parvez Musharraf and Nawaz Sharif, the volume lays bare the various machinations on the political chessboard. It also looks at the internal issues and politics of Kashmir and offers explanations as well as solutions for the resolution of the festering impasse the two nations have reached. This volume will be of great interest to scholars and readers of foreign policy, international relations, South Asian politics, and defence and strategic studies.
The Diary of Gull Mohammad
Title | The Diary of Gull Mohammad PDF eBook |
Author | Humra Quraishi |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 227 |
Release | 2023-10-15 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9354972985 |
This diary of a young Muslim Kashmiri boy is not one of those usual diaries that young boys write,. It carries none of the supposed ‘fun’ details that teenagers are supposedly indulging in. After all, this Kashmiri boy, Gull Mohammad is living in no ordinary circumstances. He is living in challenging circumstances, in a conflict zone!. He is a Muslim Kashmiri boy who is shifted from his home in Srinagar’s down town, to a madrasa in New Delhi. Mind you, shifted by his own parents in the hope that he will be able to survive and study in a stress-free scenario, far away from the curfews and crackdowns that disrupt life in the Kashmir Valley. But that doesn’t happen. He faces disruptions, disturbances, discriminations, and disparities along the communal strain.He is more than often taunted along the ‘Kashmiri Muslim’ strain. He writes details of the painful taunts and situations, as he is shifted from one locale to the next, finally finding safe refuge in a Calicut situated ‘home’ for children from all communities. Until another destined turn intrudes, leaving him devastated.
The Tragedy of Kashmir
Title | The Tragedy of Kashmir PDF eBook |
Author | Shiban K. Kachru |
Publisher | |
Pages | 246 |
Release | 2011-02 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9781616671150 |
The strikingly beautiful valley of Kashmir with its mountains, lakes and gardens has been described as a paradise on earth. The people of Kashmir, both Muslims and the Hindus (Pandits), have a peace-loving, non-violent nature. With a few exceptions, treacherous kings and sultans from outside have ruled Kashmir, exploited its people and destroyed their culture.The book describes the life in Kashmir as lived by the author in nineteen fifties - a life of peace and tranquility with an unparalleled tolerance between the two communities. This is followed by description of the political events in the valley after the partition of India culminating in the advent of militancy and the eviction of the Pandits. The true accounts of the suffering of both the communities have been given. The opinions of the politicians, community leaders, intellectuals and the youth regarding the problem are recorded. Finally, a solution is proposed.
The Tragedy of Kashmir
Title | The Tragedy of Kashmir PDF eBook |
Author | Hori Lal Saxena |
Publisher | New Delhi : Nationalist Publishers |
Pages | 606 |
Release | 1975 |
Genre | Azad Kashmir |
ISBN |
Political history.