Do only Muslims live in Kashmir? Why do girls in Kashmir do stone pelting? Whom do they want freedom from? Can you imagine being confined to the four walls of your home with no internet, no social media? Are Kashmiris really invisible to the rest of the country? These are some of the questions two teenagers--Saumya in Delhi and Duaa in Kashmir--asked through letters they exchanged over almost three years. Framing these letters is the detailed history and commentary provided by Divya Arya, a BBC journalist who asked them to be pen pals, which places their conversations against the backdrop of the political history and turbulent present of Kashmir and India. Postbox Kashmir takes on the challenging task of attempting to portray life in Kashmir from the perspective of the young minds growing inside it and providing a context of understanding for the young generation watching it from the outside.

Do only Muslims live in Kashmir? Why do girls in Kashmir do stone pelting? Whom do they want freedom from? Can you imagine being confined to the four walls of your home with no internet, no social media? Are Kashmiris really invisible to the rest of the country? These are some of the questions two teenagers--Saumya in Delhi and Duaa in Kashmir--asked through letters they exchanged over almost three years. Framing these letters is the detailed history and commentary provided by Divya Arya, a BBC journalist who asked them to be pen pals, which places their conversations against the backdrop of the political history and turbulent present of Kashmir and India. Postbox Kashmir takes on the challenging task of attempting to portray life in Kashmir from the perspective of the young minds growing inside it and providing a context of understanding for the young generation watching it from the outside. An engrossing non-fiction for teens on the history and present of a little known part of India, as seen through the letters of two teenagers.

In Historical Title, Self-Determination and the Kashmir Question Fozia Nazir Lone offers a critical re-examination of the Kashmir question. Through an interdisciplinary approach and international law perspective, she analyses political practices and the substantive international law on the restoration of historical title and self-determination. The book analytically examines whether Kashmir was a State at any point in history; the effect of the 1947 occupation by India/Pakistan; the international law implications of the constitutional incorporation of this territory and the ongoing human rights violations; whether Kashmiris are entitled to restore their historical title through the exercise of self-determination; and whether the Kashmir question could be resolved with the formation of international strategic alliance to curb danger of spreading terrorism in Kashmir.

"The City That Is Leaving Forever is a unique twenty-first-century time capsule: an instant-message exchange between Kashmir and British Columbia spanning more than five years in the lives of two women Kashmiri poets. As India's military carries out extrajudicial killings and imposes a lengthy curfew in Srinagar, the authors confide in each other, working through drafts of poems and discussing multilingual poetics and their contrasting daily lives. The result is a rigorously feminist record of thinking through trauma as it unfolds, 'a book like a cluster of thorns with some few fragrant petals caught in them.'"--

In 1949, Karan Singh Had Just Turned Eighteen When He Was Appointed Regent To Jammu And Kashmir, Two Years After His Father Maharaja Hari Singh Signed The Instrument Of Accession Merging The Then Independent State With India. For The Next Eighteen Years Dr Singh Remained At The Helm Of Affairs, Successively As Sardar-I-Riyasat And Governor Of The State. As Dr Singh'S Political Mentor, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Was A Source Of Great Strength For A Young Man Who Had Shouldered Large Responsibilities. Jammu And Kashmir 1949-1964 Is A Selection Of 216 Letters From The Correspondence Between Dr Singh And Pandit Nehru Over A Period Of Fifteen Years. The Teething Problems Of A Fledgling Country And A Newly Grafted State, The Emerging Conflicts Between Pakistan And India, The Chinese Aggression Of 1962 These Letters Offer An Unmatched Ringside View Of Momentous Events In Kashmir And The Rest Of India That Unfolded After Independence, Events That Continue To Resonate To This Day. Apart From Insights Into The Political Situation Of The Period, They Also Provide Unexpected Glimpses Into The Personal Lives And Thoughts Of Pandit Nehru And Dr Singh And Reflect The Deep Regard And Affection That The Two Shared. Reproduced At The End Of This Book And Published In Its Entirety For The First Time Is The Memorandum Submitted By Maharaja Hari Singh To President Rajendra Prasad In August 1952, Which Adds An Invaluable Perspective On The Way The Identity And Future Of Kashmir Was Shaped. The Biographical And Explanatory Footnotes That Dr Jawaid Alam Has Provided Impose A Narrative On A Collection Of Letters And Enrich The Text, Making It Accessible To Scholars And Curious Readers Alike.