Why did the Chief Minister of a State mock, humiliate a film that described the trauma of an entire community? As a Kashmiri Hindu told me he is feeling deeply disturbed after seeing that on …
A Psychological Exploration of the Concept of Kul Devi or Kul Devta
One of the mysteries that has not been explained by historians is that why did the Hindus in the North started to pray within the confines of their homes in the medieval ages and what happened to all …
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The Lessons of 19th January 1990 and Kashmiri Genocide
A young scholar, a Kashmiri Pandit once told me about this conversation he had in a conference on social justice and while being out of the country. There were several Kashmiri Muslims who were in the …
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Why Our Homes Are Not the Learning Space for Our Children? A Psychologist Reflects
Other day, I was taking a lecture on gender violence and trauma when the hand of a student went up to speak. She was from Kashmir valley she said and wanted to make a comment on what I had said on …
What the murder of Ajay Pandita teaches us – written as a tribute to his tragic death
A Kashmiri Hindu and an old friend called me up a few days ago. We discussed the COVID19 scenario, the political situation created by Chinese incursion and then he asked me about the murder of Ajay …