Sunday, September 8, 2013
Kashmiryat a new cliché
was added to the political lexicon of Kashmir in early nineties of the past
century. This word that sounds alien to etymology of Kashmir language found
some ready takers in the government and made it look as subnationalism and some
projected it as syncretism of Sufism and Shaivism . Many used it as one word
substitution for Kashmir identity and many others preferred to use it as a
synonym for Reshi tradition of Kashmir. In their enthusiasm some have been
making efforts to project great missionaries like Mir Syed Ali Hamadni who
played pioneering role in the spread of Islam and bringing socio- economic
revolution in Kashmir as a hermits. The book
based on papers presented by the author in various seminars is not an in
depth study into Kashmir identity bit it provides a perspective that would help
in understanding the socio – political dimensions of what is termed as Kashmir
identity. The book also provides slits to peep through at the cultural and
literary traditions of Kashmir that have waxed emperors and soldiers lyrical.
The book also provides an insight into the urges and aspirations of people of
this fabulous land. It also provides an understanding into economic
potentialities of this land that has given the subcontinent like Pandit
Jawaharlal Nehru a scholar like Maulana Anwar Shah Kashmiri, a poet like Iqbal
and politician like Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. It also opens windows to look into
a various facets of changes that occurred in Kashmir after the advent of Islam
and that gave Kashmir as identity of its own. The book also looks into the
literary and cultural heritage of Kashmir.
Zahid g. Muhammad born in Srinagar, graduated from the
Islamia College of Science and Commerce. Had his masters in Literature from the
University of Kashmir. He has been writing from his student days. He started
writing in Urdu newspaper the Daily Aftab and Daily Hamadard, Srinagar during
school days. He contributed articles on politics, literature, culture and history
to various newspapers within and outside country. He wrote for the Radiance,
the Statesman, the Onlooker, Bombay, the Sunday Calcutta, free Press Journal,
Bombay, the Kashmir Times, Jammu, the Greater Kashmir, and the Kashmir
observer, Srinagar and the Journal of Peace Studies, New Delhi. He contributed
a weekly column for the Press Asia International New Delhi, reviewed scores of
books on Kashmir history, literature and politics. He organized number of
seminars on socio- cultural life of Kashmir. He is a script writer and wrote
scripts for number of documentaries on life, culture, architecture, fauna and
flora of Kashmir.
Book: Icons of Kashmir Identity
Author: Zahid G Muhammad
ISBN: 978-81-8339-065-X
Language: English
Author: Zahid G Muhammad
ISBN: 978-81-8339-065-X
Language: English
Price:
INR 395/ USD $ 13.99 (Shipping/Courier Charges Extra)
For
order contact - Utpal Kaul (Please SMS - +91-9818447636)
Email:
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