In establishment Indian and Pakistani thought, Kashmiris are defined as different from the nationals of the two countries.

The much-lauded parliamentary democracy in India has been unable to protect a genuine democratic set-up in Kashmir.

For Pakistan, Kashmir represents the infeasibility of secular nationalism and underscores the need for an Islamic theocracy in the subcontinent.

For India, Kashmir lends credibility to its secular nationalist image.

The increasing communalization of Indian politics is a juggernaut that annihilates the myth of secularism in India.

The rhetoric of hate and binarisms pervades the politics of the "Third-World" and of the West.

To Have Thousands Transformed In The Society Is To Lack Unity

Choose empathy over apathy.

It is no idle phrase that man was made in God's image. There is something worth saving in the worst of us, and out of this something a new man may be fashioned.

What are minnows but brief flashes? And what are thoughts? And how do you capture a brief flash, even for a second?

When I reprimanded my son for hair like Michael Jackson he said: "I don't see the problem you wear yours like Michael Jordan."

I've joked that I would have either become schizophrenic or an actress, but as an actress you can do both.

Elegance is when the inside is as beautiful as the outside.

Snow endures but for a season, and joy comes with the morning.

Authority is conferred by position, not character.

Those players really believe in him.