Posts Tagged ‘Refugees’
Deconstructing Kashmir – Part V: Lost Paths To The Shared Or Historical Elisions That Divide
The principle of the national state, that is to say, the political demand that the territory of every states should coincide with the territory inhabited by one nation, is by no means so self-evident as it seems to appear to many people to-day. Even if anyone knew what he meant when he spoke of nationality, [...]
Deconstructing Kashmir-Part II: The Wandering Tribe: The Kashmiri Pandits In Purgatory
The alleyways are empty. The shops are closed. Wild dogs sleep in shaded corners. The temples are locked. I hear no human voice that would suggest life inside the small, gaudily painted brick shanties. I walk around in the narrow lanes expecting to run into someone, but no one walks towards me, in to me [...]