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Capturing Kashmir. A woman photojournalist navigates state and patriarchy in the Valley. Masrat Zahra. 02 September 2019. Conflict Piecing together a history of extrajudicial killings in Manipur. Photo Essay Spectres of Violence. Piecing together a history of extrajudicial killings in Manipur. Rohit Saha. 01 September 2019. Communities Exploring the violence of displacement in the Chittagong.
The Kashmir conflict is a political problem that has existed since 1947 consisting of a territorial dispute between Pakistan and India regarding the “princely” state of Jammu and Kashmir. India claims sovereignty over what is Kashmir mainly due to the document “Instrument Of Accession”, which the Maharajah Hari Singh (Ruler of Jammu and.
Photo essay on women of Kashmir, where an ongoing conflict has exacted a heavy toll.
The Citizen, as part of its commitment to the truth as it is brings you this amazing photo essay: (Military trucks on the highway between Jammu and Kashmir). According to the South Asian Terrorism portal, over 50,000 people have died in the conflict in Kashmir since 1988. Unofficial figures place the casualties at multiples of the above number.
Photo Essay. Raiders surrendering before Indian Army in Kupwara Sector. Corpes of raiders after the battle of Shalteing in November 1947. A Raider lorry. MIRPUR NOV. 1947--A seen of destruction as a result of Raiders invasion. This was the fate of Baramulla in 1947. Uri Rest House burnt down by Raiders.
In India, they live in clans in Jammu and Kashmir. This photo-essay explores the two nomadic communities and their everyday lives and experiences. BloombergQuint.
LAST YEAR, during what locals were touting as the coldest winter in 12 years, I made a visit to Srinagar.Despite it being the tail end of chillai kalan—the period from late December to the end of January, the coldest and harshest part of the season—the city received a fresh fall of snow.Winter in Kashmir has three stages. Chillai kalan gives way to chillai khurd and eventually to chillai.
The Psychic Scars of Kashmir Photographer Robert Nickelsberg and reporter Judith Matloff visit the troubled region, where PTSD and other mental illnesses plague a population that has endured several decades of brutal war.
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The history of Kashmir is intertwined with the history of the broader Indian subcontinent and the surrounding regions, comprising the areas of Central Asia, South Asia and East Asia. Historically, Kashmir referred to the Kashmir Valley. Today, it denotes a larger area that includes the Indian-administered union territories of Jammu and Kashmir.
I was in Srinagar, Kashmir in the summer and fall of 1989 when all hell broke loose. The Kashmiri people had begun an armed struggle for independence from India. In those days, Kashmiris found themselves wondering if it was safe to go outside at night. Today it is a different place. The fighting left the Valley in somewhat of a cultural vacuum.
Kashmir’s Floating Vegetable Market Like the rowing shops in the Mekong Delta in Vietnam or Damnoen Saduak Floating Market in Bangkok, the Kashmir Floating Vegetable Market is a central hub for produce vendors — and it offers a unique glimpse of life in Kashmir.
Rollover images for slideshow controls. Kashmir Intifada. In the last two decades, a sense of fear and ferocity has taken over the land. My journey to the valley started a decade back and this photo story of mine is a compilation of my reportage revealing the many shades of everyday life there.
A photo essay on love and loss in Kashmir. Akbar and Maryam, my grandparents, were married for 63 years. Akbar had lived a busy and disciplined life as a chauffeur.
A photo essay on the slow but steady revival of traditional markets along the India-Bangladesh border.
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Sajad Rafiq Nat geo Mumbai Photo Essay Photography. Sajad Rafeeq just kept on walking. It was September. Kashmir was drowning in torrential rain. Communication lines were down, the roads were.