Issues Archives - Zanaan Wanaan

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

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‘Born in a Curfew:’ Childhood in Kashmir

“Youngest son of Haleema was born in a curfew. Sweat drips from her neck. Baby loves the perfume. I mean... Read More

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In Kashmir Internet Access and Social Media Visibility are Both an Uphill Battle!

Almost five years ago I was preparing to write my master’s thesis at SOAS, University of London. It was the... Read More

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Mediating Experiences of Kashmir: Thinking through the Abrogation

“I watch the news and my mouth becomes a sink full of blood.” —Warsan Shire, Teaching My Mother How to... Read More

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Aasia Jeelani- A Kashmiri Feminist Trailblazer

Aasia Jeelani (1977-2005) was a force to be reckoned with; her involvement in the women’s movement in Kashmir cannot be... Read More

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I Would Grow Up to be Collateral Damage

Rumours of Spring: A Girlhood in Kashmir is a memoir by Farah Bashir. Through narrations of her childhood, she offers... Read More

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“Ghar’e Wand’hai Ghar’e Saasa”

In Kashmir, a lifetime of savings is spent in building a house. Along with money, people also invest their emotions... Read More

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Driving without a lasan in Kashmir

the law has much blood on its talons. it’s especially ethical if you don’t have a lasan. between background checks... Read More

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Politics of Humor: Women in Political Cartoons of Kashmir

Humor is one of the most potent means of shaping the collective memory for any society. The simple act of... Read More

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Cooking in Kashmir: The Story of How to Make Yakhni in Our Kitchen

Living alone in Delhi with my father, my mother did not get to spend too much time with her mother-in-law... Read More