COVER STORY
It is an irony that the first issue of Outlook which was on Kashmir came out from this building. This isn’t its last issue
Outlook Magazine - 11 June 2024
The Silence Of Kashmir
In ‘Silences; a list’, the poem is embedded within the design, rendering the text illegible
In the campaign rallies in Kashmir, political candidates from different regional parties spoke about breaking the silence. They said the abrogation of Article 370 took away their dignity. Now is the time to speak up, they said. People turned out in record numbers to cast their votes in the Valley. What does that mean? Is it acceptance or is it the act of breaking the silence? What is this silence?
Dates that shaped Kashmir’s collective memory
Divert the conversation to faraway places, quote Urdu poetry—tactics to avoid talking about issues confronting Kashmir
The increase in visitors reflects not just a recovery but also provides jobs in the hospitality sector
The enforced silence in Kashmir echoes themes from George Orwell’s dystopian novel 1984
Dignity and dissent are under constant attack as Kashmiris wake up each day to learn new ways in which their memory and resistance do not matter
Senior PDP leader Waheed-ur-Rehman Parra, who contested from Srinagar, says the prevailing silence in Kashmir is New Delhi’s definition of peace. In reality, this silence is stifling Kashmiris
The stance of the Union government towards J&K is becoming progressively more regressive and despotic
In ‘Silences; a list’, the poem is embedded within the design, rendering the text illegible
In the campaign rallies in Kashmir, political candidates from different regional parties spoke about breaking the silence. They said the abrogation of Article 370 took away their dignity. Now is the time to speak up, they said. People turned out in record numbers to cast their votes in the Valley. What does that mean? Is it acceptance or is it the act of breaking the silence? What is this silence?
Dates that shaped Kashmir’s collective memory
Divert the conversation to faraway places, quote Urdu poetry—tactics to avoid talking about issues confronting Kashmir
The increase in visitors reflects not just a recovery but also provides jobs in the hospitality sector
The enforced silence in Kashmir echoes themes from George Orwell’s dystopian novel 1984
Dignity and dissent are under constant attack as Kashmiris wake up each day to learn new ways in which their memory and resistance do not matter
Senior PDP leader Waheed-ur-Rehman Parra, who contested from Srinagar, says the prevailing silence in Kashmir is New Delhi’s definition of peace. In reality, this silence is stifling Kashmiris
The stance of the Union government towards J&K is becoming progressively more regressive and despotic
OTHER STORIES
Poems by Naseem Shafaie
In the 1990s, many Kashmiri pandits had no choice but to leave their homes behind. This is one such story of displacement
A Long Season of Ashes by Siddhartha Gigoo
Even a thousand tongues cannot unravel the quiet that has become a part of life in the Valley
A single word or an inadvertant disclosure can have serious consequences in Kashmir
Perhaps someday the clouds will lift, the moon poured from the flagon, ripened by the sun clenched firmly in the wine bearer’s hand
The memory of the two army personnel knocking on my door on a Saturday afternoon in 2009 and what happened after that is still too fresh
The savvy and silent electric buses of Nouveau Kashmir
Music by Kashmiri artists captures people’s lived experiences and daily realities
Understanding the subconscious connection between music and life in Kashmir
'I was in a “conflict zone”. But what I experienced here was a strange kind of silence—within and outside. The kind of silence that makes you calm but also makes you angry.'
