Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Colorado, Ather Zia talks about Kashmir and the fraught nature of life there.

Ather explains the deep, long, fraught history of Kashmir - how the many rulers exploited Kashmir through the ages with little to no regard for the people, how indigenous knowledge and people were harmed to make Kashmir a part of India and how the government of India harasses, kidnaps, rapes, pillages and kills with total impunity.

Ather was born in Kashmir and lived there for several years so she has a unique lens to give voice to the people of Kashmir, speak on their behalf about the gross injustices happening and how the answer for freedom of Kashmir is a clarion call against colonialism and occupation everywhere in the world.

Its a fascinating conversation about neoliberalism, neocolonialism and the supposed post colonial world order.

Resources Recommended:

A Desolation Called Peace: Voices from Kashmir, Ather Zia, Javed Iqbal Bhat
Stand With Kashmir: https://standwithkashmir.org/
Kashmiri Scholars Advocacy and Consultative Network: kashmiri-scholars.org
Kashmiri Futures: A Beginning: https://read.dukeupress.edu/english-language-notes/article/61/2/1/382831/Kashmiri-FuturesA-Beginning

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