Kashmir, a region often associated with scenic landscapes and ongoing political conflict, carries within it a quieter yet deeply significant narrative that of its women. Historically, women in Kashmiri society were respected due to cultural influences like Sufism, which valued their role in family and community life. However, as years of unrest and patriarchal traditions…
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Woman Sarpanch in Kashmir
Boonikhet is a nondescript panchayat, cradled in the lofty Pir Panjal mountains in Surankote block of Poonch district in Jammu & Kashmir, but its ward panch, Zaitoon Begum, is anything but ordinary. For the permanent residents of Kashmir, life isn’t easy. The terrorism in valley has affected almost everyone, right from the children to the…