A rich body of journalism, creative writing and scholarship lays bare the violence of Indian military occupation and human rights abuses in Kashmir. It is quite a feat that Kashmiris themselves, facing state surveillance and the threat of detention and violence, are producing much of this work.
Both within the country and in the diaspora, Kashmiris are seeking to write their own histories. By explaining the structures of power and their effects in Kashmir, they are producing some of the most precise analyses of the situation.
They teach those of us who do not live under occupation not only what is happening, but why, including the historical forces and material conditions that sustain it.
Kashmiri voices are not just soundbites of suffering. They analyse, theorise and teach.
In recent years, both Kashmiri and non-Kashmiri thinkers have been unflinching in explaining India’s grip over Kashmir - not simply through tired debates around constitutional integration or the India-Pakistan territorial dispute, but through a rethinking of power and control.
