Letter to Omar Abdullah the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir from Dr Muzaffar Bhat, Convener, J&K Right to Information Movementon the subject "5 RTI Activists Arrested (dacoity, loot) in Kashmir
Letter to Omar Abdullah the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir from Dr Muzaffar Bhat, Convener, J&K Right to Information Movementon the subject "5 RTI Activists Arrested (dacoity, loot) in Kashmir
Citizenship is a modern concept and a self-limiting notion. A detailed survey of a mix of Indian citizens, including Kashmiris, published by the Economic and Political Weekly (EPW) in its latest edition gives the discussion a more meaningful and complex character than it is traditionally granted. But before we take a look at its findings, it would be useful to bear in mind that references to a foreigner or a “pardesi†in popular idiom – such as folk songs and traditional poetry – are at variance with the issue of citizenship the survey puts under the scanner.
We write you
mindful that conditions for peace and prosperity in Kashmir are linked
to the possibility and necessity of justice that addresses crimes
perpetrated on the basis of gender during, and as a result of,
militarization.
The Bill giving 33 per cent reservation to women will empower not only women but change the social structure of India in many ways. This Bill is unprecedented and is softly a revolution in the making. We must welcome this as an Act.
The 8th of March, International Women’s Day, is always a day for stock-taking and introspection. 2010 also marks the 15th anniversary of the Beijing World Conference on Women, a landmark in their fight for equality. Yet, international days come and go and so do conferences. In India, assessing progress at the ground level is an extremely difficult task given the diversity of Indian women of different regions, castes, classes, educational levels, and occupations. There are many of us who are still bereft of basic entitlements of food, clothing and shelter while others today have the freedom to make choices and lead the lives they value.
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