Kashmir: The Case for Freedom - Arundhati Roy, Pankaj Mishra, Hilal Bhatt, Angana P. Chatterji, Tariq Ali - Google 도서

Kashmir: The Case for Freedom - Arundhati Roy, Pankaj Mishra, Hilal Bhatt, Angana P. Chatterji, Tariq Ali - Google 도서



Kashmir: The Case for Freedom

Arundhati Roy, Pankaj Mishra, Hilal Bhatt, Angana P. Chatterji, Tariq Ali
Verso Books, 2011. 10. 24. - 156페이지

Kashmir is one of the most protracted and bloody occupations in the world—and one of the most ignored. Under an Indian military rule that, at half a million strong, exceeds the total number of US forces in Iraq and Afghanistan, freedom of speech is non-existent, and human- rights abuses and atrocities are routinely visited on its Muslim-majority population. In the last two decades alone, over seventy thousand people have died. Ignored by its own corrupt politicians, abandoned by Pakistan and the West, which refuses to bring pressure to bear on its regional ally, India, the Kashmiri people’s ongoing quest for justice and self- determination continues to be brutally suppressed. Exploring the causes and consequences of the occupation, Kashmir: The Case for Freedom is a passionate call for the end of occupation, and for the right of self- determination for the Kashmiri people.

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Kashmir: The Case for Freedom

Author 

Tariq Ali, Hilal Bhat, Angana P. Chatterji, Habbah Khatun, Pankaj Mishra and Arundhati Roy
Language English
Subject Kashmir conflict
Publisher Verso Books

Publication date 2011
Publication place United Kingdom
Pages 140
ISBN 1-844-67735-4


Kashmir: The Case for Freedom is a collection of essays by Tariq Ali, Hilal Bhat, Angana P. Chatterji, Habbah Khatun, Pankaj Mishra and Arundhati Roy,[1] published by Verso.[2] 2011

Summary

The first essay by Pankaj Mishra describes that Kashmiris want true democracy and questions the disregard of the hardships faced by the Kashmiris and evasiveness of the Indian intellectuals on this issue. 

Tariq Ali in his essay "Story of Kashmir" explains how the valley which was once considered a paradise changed into a disputed region. 

Arundhati Roy in "Azadi: The only thing Kashmiris want" discusses Jawaharlal Nehru's stance on the Kashmir issue by referring to his speeches, letters, telegrams and quotes under the header "Seditious Nehru." Moreover, Roy elucidates what freedom means to Kashmiris.[1] While questioning India's liberal democracy, she criticises journalists for not raising their voice against the human rights abuses against the Kashmiri people by Indian security forces. 

According to Roy Kashmir was never an integral part of India.[3] 

Hilal Bhatt shares his experience of a train journey, which was marred by the violence that erupted after the Babri Mosque debacle. Bhatt who lost his friends in the violence during the journey, expresses how the announcement at reaching Aligarh railway station made him realise the meaning of the word freedom.[1] 

The essay also includes a poem by the sixteenth Queen of Kashmir, Habbah Khatun.[4] Angana P. Chatterji discusses how militarisation has affected the lives of the people in the valley in her piece "The Militarised Zone", while Tariq Ali describes his views in "Afterword".[1]

Reviews

According to Manisha Gangahar, the book states the ground reality of the Kashmir region.[1] 

Arifa Akbar for The Independent writes: "This collection speaks urgent truths about the disputed Kashmir region and its struggle for independence (azadi)."[4]

References
Manisha Gangahar (11 December 2011). "Quest for peace & answers in Kashmir". The Tribune. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
"The Center for the Humanities: Speakers". The Center for the Humanities. The City University of New York. Archived from the original on 28 November 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
Shahid Anwar (23 March 2012). "Kashmir: Flashpoint in Pak-India relations". The News. Archived from the original on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
Arifa Akbar (18 November 2011). "Kashmir, By Tariq Ali". The Independent. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
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