JK Policy Institute
Culture, Soft Power and Leadership: Historically, it has been observed across continents that culture offers a ready template for the scope, decision and intent to build a progressive society. It takes visionary leadership, potent research and the will to build solutions into the narrative of culture in order to empower the masses with policies that are sustainable and best suited to the emerging needs of evolving aspirations. As Jammu and Kashmir sits on the brink of a tectonic shift in its political reality, the question of culture becomes a major variable in determining the way the Union Territory negotiates with the world at large to assert its cultural power as a unit of India and the larger South Asian space. As the drivers of change tomorrow, young voices in leadership find a ready space to re-define the cultural narrative for a new and resurgent Kashmir, ready to take its place in the regional and global development narrative
Kashmir, known as “Heaven on Earth,” has a diverse cultural legacy. Recent trends in Kashmiri poetry have evolved in tandem with contemporary folk music, keeping pace with the changing environment.…
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By Syed Rooh Fatima The Rishi movement calls for a word of explanation, if not an apologia, because of the Hindu origin of the term Rishi, which has created a…
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Disclaimer: This is a personal reflection article and does not claim to be based on targeted primary data collection on the topic. My reflections stem from the conversations and stories…
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Kashmiri women should become a greater focal point of investment not only for promoting the much-needed cultural renaissance that empowers them and gives them a voice, but further enables them to be part of the narrative for healing and
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In recent decades, as a result of the new world order, the world has become a global village. The emergence of regional/international organizations, economic corridors, and communication technologies have brought people much closer. The processes of globalization while undermining borders have simultaneously created cross-cultural, religious
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