Observation of the first post-autonomy elections in Kashmir Trendy Blogger
Indian-administered Kashmir is the northernmost part of the Indian subcontinent. “Kashmir” etymologically derives from the Sanskrit Kashmir, that is to say land parched by water. There are alternative derivations in which Kashmir means either kashyapa-mir (Kashyapa lake) or kashyapa-meru (Kashyapa mountain). It is hardly surprising that this etymological confusion conceals a much deeper historical bifurcation … Read more
