'You don't know who is carrying a gun'

'The larger narrative doing the rounds was anti-Hindu, anti-India.''Despite the affinity, one could feel the lurking hostility.' IMAGE: The Dal Lake in Srinagar. Photograph: Kind courtesy Mohd......

'Animosity won't lead Kashmir anywhere'

While there was unrest in the rest of the Kashmir valley, the Dal Lake was serene and peaceful. IMAGE: The Dal Lake in Srinagar. Photograph: Kind courtesy Basharat Shah/Wikimedia Commons  ......

'Kashmiri Muslim youth, revisit your roots'

'You are a Kashmiri first. You are not an Arab.''Revisit our traditional sufi thought.' IMAGE: Kashmiri students protest against the alleged high-handedness of the security forces against students......

'I wrote this book on scraps of paper'

Anecdotes and laughter peppered the launch of Renu Kurien Balakrishnan's debut novel, Four Aleys. Image: Renu Kurien Balakrishnan signs a copy of Four Aleys.Photograph: Sanjay Sawant/Rediff.com......