Durdana Bhat
@_Durdana
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Practicing missing dialogues.
Srinagar, jammu and kashmir.
Joined April 2012
‘Songs of Paradise’ is one more attempt to depoliticise and deflate Kashmiri stories through banal art. I wrote about it for @MiddleEastEye Read here: https://t.co/hlBr4LAGtw
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Danish Renzu's new film attempts to depoliticise and deflate Kashmiri stories through banal art
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History and heritage, overwhelmed by calamity: A Chinar tree washed away by the raging waters in Dialgam of Anantnag in Kashmir. #kashmirfloods
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This is a boy in Gaza with the flesh of his family sticking to his body. The only reason this image isn’t front page news across Western media is because the perpetrator is Israel and the victim is Palestinian.
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One thing I appreciated about the film was its restraint with clichés: there weren’t endless shots of shikaras drifting on Dal Lake. Beyond that, there was little to admire. Muhammad Faysal writes for FPK. Songs of Paradise reduces Raj Begum to nostalgia
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“It’s like reading Manto without the context of the Partition."
"Hers is a story about Kashmir — the richness of its struggle, enduring faith and the constantly evolving cultural fabric — and yet it’s a film that could have been set anywhere. It’s like reading Manto without the context of the Partition."
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Continuous #rainfall pushes #Jhelum above alert mark in #Srinagar
#JammuandKashmir #KashmirRains #JammuRains #Kashmir #KashmirWeather
https://t.co/4pIvsukJXd
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Authorities on Wednesday said the water level in river Jhelum at Ram Munshi Bagh here has crossed the alert mark amid continuous rainfall in the Valley. Follow Us On G-Ne w s | Whatsapp Field...
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This is my will and my final message. If these words reach you, know that Israel has succeeded in killing me and silencing my voice. First, peace be upon you and Allah’s mercy and blessings. Allah knows I gave every effort and all my strength to be a support and a voice for my
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https://t.co/Lq98rp6ipo Link to download all the banned books #FREEKASHMIR
#JammuAndKashmir | Govt bans publication of 25 books, declares their publication and their copies and other documents to be forfeited to the government. As per the Home department, these books "propagate false narrative and secessionism in J&K".
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"I reached for him, but there was nothing left to hold," Kumar said, his voice breaking. "His brain ... it was everywhere. On me. On the seats. How do you live after that?" Latest for @NikkeiAsia
Stolen futures: The Kashmir children caught up in India-Pakistan conflict
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Kashmir is waking up to an ominous morning silence. People awake in night are keeping ears to the ground (to the skies too).
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In the heart of Punjab, Noor Zora – a gender-fluid 61-year-old – is breathing new life into an ancient dance, write @_Durdana and @kamranyousuf_
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Lok Rang Noor Art is breathing new life into the traditional dance of Giddha
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How a young boy's love for a "woman's dance" has built him a following across India, challenging traditional gender roles. With @_Durdana for @NewHumanist
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Palestinians celebrating ahead of the announcement of the ceasefire agreement in Gaza.
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Documents reveal that 30 townships are going to be taken up along the length of the highway. Each scheme would cover an average of 200 hectares of land acquired through “land pooling” #srinagar #kashmir
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The construction of the Srinagar ring road has brought with it a wave of controversy, as farmers and residents in Jammu and Kashmir voice fears of displacement, loss of livelihood and ecological...
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‘Criminalised For Simply Doing My Job.’ Disturbed But Determined, Kashmiri Reporter After 910 Days In Jail | Article-14
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Journalist Sajad Gul stayed in prison for 2.5 years despite courts twice granting bail and quashing a draconian preventive detention law that the Jammu and Kashmir government used against him—after...
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'A Solitary Fan': For Kashmiri Prisoners in Overcrowded Tihar, Delhi's Summer Was Brutal Torture @sukanyashantha✍️ #Rights
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With most arrested because of their political beliefs, prisoners from Kashmir say they have petitioned multiple times for basic requirements like a cooler and lighter clothes, but to no avail.
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Kashmir vote is a protest against Indian government’s forcible integrationist project, and a thumping defeat of the BJP proxies. In Ladakh, a clear rejection of the BJP’s 2019 disintegration of the state. In India, it is a bigger defeat for Modi than even the results show
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