This book introduces Kashmir as an idea and a place to general readers. Written in digestible language, it untangles a very complicated topic to help readers understand not just Kashmir's past, present, and future, but also the sources of their misconceptions about it. It thus explains how Kashmir assumed a special place in our imaginations.
On the seventieth anniversary of Indian independence, and the creation of Pakistan, this collection brings together fourteen essays on multiple aspects of both the region and the issue of Kashmir. These essays look beyond the high politics of the conflict and ponder on lesser known aspects and areas of Kashmir.
On the seventieth anniversary of Indian independence, and the creation of Pakistan, this collection brings together fourteen essays on multiple aspects of both the region and the issue of Kashmir. These essays look beyond the high politics of the conflict and ponder on lesser known aspects and areas of Kashmir.
Kashmir's Contested Pasts explores the idea of Kashmir and the idea of history, and their articulation in tandem within Kashmir's multilingual historical tradition. It illuminates the multiple definitions of Kashmir as a sacred space and polity, and history as a tradition and a set of facts. It reflects on the historical memories and practices that have informed imaginings of Kashmir and its past, and the challenges posed to these ideas in Kas...
