History teaches us there will be peace in the Valley only when Kashmiris’ political rights and aspirations are recognised, the prospect of which appears dimmer by the day
05 May,2025 07:59 AM IST | Mumbai | Ajaz Ashraf
Kashmiris’ disapproval of the Baisaran massacre could have been used to forge a new reality in the Valley, but their commiserations were lost in the din of warmongering and their sorrow met with cynicism
28 April,2025 06:45 AM IST | Mumbai | Ajaz Ashraf
A quick glance at cases where Section 40 of the 1995 law—which paves the way for a property to be declared an endowment—was invoked lays bare how it is being deliberately misrepresented
21 April,2025 06:45 AM IST | Mumbai | Ajaz Ashraf
It makes little sense to complain about the upcoming biopic’s depiction of the 19th century anti-caste crusader’s vehement opposition to Brahmanism that is rife in his writings
14 April,2025 06:52 AM IST | Mumbai | Ajaz Ashraf
By denying community members an assured majority on endowment boards, which are now to be packed with government nominees, the new legislation seeks to facilitate the usurpation of their properties
07 April,2025 06:50 AM IST | Mumbai | Ajaz Ashraf
By unleashing the weapon of humour to singe the powerful, the courageous comedian is helping dispel the people’s fear of losing their ‘freedom after speech’ by dissenting themselves
31 March,2025 07:49 AM IST | Mumbai | Ajaz Ashraf
The involvement of Brahmins in the betrayal of Chhatrapati Sambhaji is papered over by those who demonise the Mughal emperor, hoping new villains from history are not found as it would divide Hindus
24 March,2025 09:36 AM IST | Mumbai | Ajaz Ashraf
A 21st-century reimagining of the classic novel reveals that in this era, where brutal Capitalism and AI threaten labour redundancy, humans are equal, but most are less equal than animals in captivity
17 March,2025 08:34 AM IST | Mumbai | Ajaz Ashraf
By continuing to stay together against all odds, some men and women are preventing militant groups and State functionaries sympathetic to their cause from shaping India in their imagination
10 March,2025 08:32 AM IST | Mumbai | Ajaz Ashraf
The televised bullying of the Ukrainian president, hostility towards allies and Donald Trump’s video of Gaza makeover show the United States under him is becoming uglier, and scarier, than before
03 March,2025 06:25 AM IST | Mumbai | Ajaz AshrafADVERTISEMENT
