“Youngest son of Haleema was born in a curfew. Sweat drips from her neck. Baby loves the perfume. I mean... Read More
Aasia Jeelani (1977-2005) was a force to be reckoned with; her involvement in the women’s movement in Kashmir cannot be... Read More
My house was burnt in a ‘counter-insurgency operation’ …that felt like a crack in my backbone. We [now] live in... Read More
While thinking of a design for ZW’s first issue I found myself continuously reflecting on what this collective comes to... Read More
Forced Erasures In the old decrepit neighbourhood of Bat’maalyun in Srinagar, mired in the innards of an interdistrict transport hub,... Read More
Nani sits on the lawn basking in the afternoon sun. She carefully looks through the bundle of haakh, separating the... Read More
Conflict, Space, and Public Architecture: Tracing Transformations of Loss through Bridges in Kashmir
Bridges are repositories of embodied trauma and loss in Kashmir. This article assesses the strange phenomenon of bridge-burning during the... Read More
In Kashmir, a lifetime of savings is spent in building a house. Along with money, people also invest their emotions... Read More
بہٕ ؤنِتھ زانہٕ كَس بہٕ پٔچِس بٲغؠ تہٕ کٔنڑؠ دٔپھؠ دِژ دامنہٕ تَھپھ مے بہٕ کٔھژٕس بٲلؠ تہٕ پُژِ لونچہِ ... Read More
Living alone in Delhi with my father, my mother did not get to spend too much time with her mother-in-law... Read More