Shows
The Arts of TravelJournalist Haris Zargar: On Kashmir's Freedom StruggleI hosted journalist Haris Zargar for an in-depth conversation on Kashmir, Kashmiri Identity and how India's leader Narendra Modi has unleashed unprecedented violence and authoritarianism on the region.
For more on Kashmir, I highly recommend Haris's work at New Frame Magazine: https://www.newframe.com/writer/haris-zargar/
For more on a Feminist perspective on Kashmir and India's state, carceral and patriarchal violence, I highly recommend the group Zanaan Wanaan, who we hope to host as interview guests in the near future: https://zanaanwanaan.com/about/
Photo Attributed to Kashmir Global (CC 2.0) https://www.f...2021-09-2657 min
The Zanaan Wanaan PodcastEpisode Nine: AnthropologyIn the final episode of season one of The Zanaan Wanaan Podcast, we discuss Sociology and Anthropology as an academic discipline in the context of Kashmir. The episode discusses the shift from the colonial origins of this discipline to indigenous knowledge production, incarceration and criminological discourses, research in social work, Kashmiri women's scholarship and methodologies like participant observation, auto-ethnography, phenomenology and long term immersion in the field. For this episode we were joined by three brilliant researchers:
Mir Fatimah Kanth is pursuing a PhD in Anthropology at the University of California, San Diego. She holds a Master's...2021-04-2935 min
The Zanaan Wanaan PodcastEpisode Eight: English LiteratureIn the eighth episode of The Zanaan Wanaan Podcast, we discuss English Literature as an academic discipline in the context of Kashmir. This episode discusses the need to build a collective memory through literature, the scope and opportunities in this discipline, interdisciplinary research methodologies, the concepts of deconstruction of language, trauma theory and emerging online spaces as witness libraries. For this episode we were joined by three brilliant researchers:
Juvaria Syed is currently a research scholar at the Centre for Comparative Literature, University of Hyderabad. She did her Bachelors and Masters degree in English Literature from...2021-04-2632 min
The Zanaan Wanaan PodcastEpisode Seven: MediaIn the seventh episode of The Zanaan Wanaan Podcast, we discuss Media as an academic discipline in the context of Kashmir. This episode discusses the need for storytelling to amplify the narratives from Kashmir, the challenges confronting Kashmiri women journalists, the politics of institutional affiliation, the perplexities in media practice due to censorship and the changing dynamics of this field due to social media and emerging technologies. For this episode, we were joined by three brilliant journalists and researchers from this discipline:
Ifat Gazia is currently pursuing her PhD in communications with specialisation in film at the...2021-04-2234 min
The Zanaan Wanaan PodcastEpisode Six: PsychologyIn the sixth episode of The Zanaan Wanaan Podcast, we discuss Psychology as an academic discipline in the context of Kashmir. The episode addresses the importance of destigmatising and decolonising mental health discourses, the role of critical research that is context sensitive and the need for more mental health professionals in a militarised conflict. For this episode, we were joined by three dynamic professionals and researchers in the field:
Zoya Mir is a gold medalist, a Beck Certified CBT therapist and a practicing clinical psychologist. She has done license courses in Motivational Interviewing for Addiction, Eye Movement...2021-04-1934 min
The Zanaan Wanaan PodcastEpisode Five: Political ScienceIn the fifth episode of The Zanaan Wanaan Podcast, we discuss Political Science and International Relations as an academic discipline in the context of Kashmir. The episode discusses the role of identities in shaping up research interests, the merits of inter-disciplinary research within this discipline, research methodologies like action research methodology, auto-ethnography & feminist methodology, the importance of academic freedom, ethical considerations within institutions and the need to decolonise knowledge production as well as institutional mechanisms. For this episode, we were joined by three brilliant researchers:
Amina Mahmood Mir is a doctoral researcher at the Centre of...2021-04-1540 min
The Zanaan Wanaan PodcastEpisode Four: STEMIn the fourth episode of The Zanaan Wanaan Podcast, we discuss STEM as a stream in the context of Kashmir. With a focus on physics and computer science, this episode discusses the need for a shift in sciences beyond Medicine and Engineering, the application of STEM in research and practice, the importance of representation to address the gender parity in STEM, scope and opportunities offered by data sciences, coding etc. For this episode, we were joined by three wonderful students and practitioners in the field:
Arooj Khalil is enrolled in the graduate programme in Theoretical Physics at...2021-04-1233 min
The Zanaan Wanaan PodcastEpisode Three: HistoryIn the third episode of The Zanaan Wanaan Podcast, we discuss History as an academic discipline in the context of Kashmir. The episode discusses the politics of history writing, evidence interpretation, the accessibility and importance of reliable sources in Kashmiri history, the systematic erasure of women from primary texts, the role of institutions in conducting research in this discipline and the significance of oral narratives. For this episode, we were joined by three dynamic students and early career researchers in the field:
Aakriti Suresh is a PhD Scholar at the Department of History, University of Hyderabad. Her...2021-04-0830 min
The Zanaan Wanaan PodcastEpisode Two: LawIn the second episode of The Zanaan Wanaan Podcast, we discuss Law as an academic discipline in the context of Kashmir. With a focus on human rights law and international law, this episode addresses the nexus between law and power, the need for evidence based research in this discipline, the importance of documentation for advocacy purposes, the challenges associated with redressal mechanisms and building institutionalised memory through law in Kashmir. For this episode, we were joined by three brilliant students and researchers from the field:
Misbah Reshi is a law student at Campus Law...2021-04-0524 min
The Zanaan Wanaan PodcastEpisode One: EconomicsIn the first episode of The Zanaan Wanaan Podcast, we discuss Economics as an academic discipline and locate it in the context of Kashmir. The episode touches upon some critical aspects of economics including, but not limited to, the political economy of development, the scope of public policy and advocacy, the methodological approaches within the discipline and the need for critical examination of state welfare policies in Kashmir. For this we were joined by three dynamic researchers and practitioners from the field:
Aashna Jamal, a public finance management and governance professional with strategy consulting and embedded government...2021-04-0134 min
The Zanaan Wanaan PodcastThe Zanaan Wanaan Podcast - TrailerThe Zanaan Wanaan Podcast series deliberates conversations about academic disciplines and delves into the dynamic nature of research and work conducted by Kashmiri women. The first season of the podcast which will be released on April 1, 2021, is a culmination of a powerhouse of about 30 Kashmiri women students, researchers and practitioners across 9 academic disciplines. The speakers, who form a global network spread across continents and time zones, have connected together to create an online reservoir of Kashmiri women working in different fields such as Law, Economics, Media, STEM, Anthropology, English Literature, Psychology, Political Science and History. These discussions address...2021-03-2600 min