Demystifying women’s role in the resistance politics of Kashmir

Mehdi, Syed Eesar

doi:10.1080/14616742.2021.1882324

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“…Scholars, journalists, and politicians present a one-dimensional image of Kashmiri women. Journalists and scholars have mostly restricted their depictions of Kashmiri women to those of victims of violence (particularly sexual violence and the loss of male family members due to conflict), while mainstream politicians in India present them as restricted by a lack of opportunities in life as a result of the patriarchy and violence in J&K. Mehdi (2021) argued that in histories of armed conflict, women are often portrayed in stereotypical ways. A focus on their vulnerability highlights them primarily as victims of violence and downplays their actions.…”

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“…Various researchers have investigated the Kashmir conflict; however, only a few have espoused to approach the issue from a feminist perspective (Cherukuri, 2021;Kaul, 2018Kaul, , 2022Mehdi, 2021;Mushtaq, 2022Mushtaq, , 2023Parashar, 2009;Raazia and Rehman, 2021;Ray, 2009;D. Sharma, 2023;Zia, 2016).…”

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“…However, a great part of these works has focused on the nexus of conflict-induced limitations and preexisting gender role expectations. Few researchers like D. Sharma (2023), Mehdi (2021), Mushtaq (2022Mushtaq ( , 2023, Parashar (2009Parashar ( , 2011, and Ray (2009) have explored other dimensions of the conflict that affect women's lives and agency. S. Malik (2020) examined the social and political contexts of aggrieved mothers in Kashmir through personal narratives.…”

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Kashmiri women in conflict: a feminist perspective

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Aliefendioğlu

2024

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Kashmiri women are diverse individuals with a wide range of origins, histories, experiences, and aspirations. Women in Kashmir are deeply entwined with the region’s complicated socio-political landscape, especially in terms of the protracted conflict in Kashmir. The living patterns of women in Kashmir are severely influenced by insurgency, militancy, and the consequent militarization of the region, as well as a wide range of socio-economic, historical, religious, and geopolitical circumstances. Kashmiri women’s day-to-day existence, safety, security, and mobility are strongly impacted by enhanced security protocols and the existence of armed personnel and militants in the region. Even though a great number of research works have been performed on Kashmir’s politics, history, philosophy, and religion, the struggles and challenges faced by women amid the conflict need to be further explored. This research aimed to comprehend and unveil the situation of Kashmiri women in the conflict zone through a comprehensive review of the existing literature on gendered violations in Kashmir, thereby emphasizing the need for the recognition of the suffering of Kashmiri women from a feminist perspective. Furthermore, the contributions of Kashmiri women activists, politicians, and feminists were highlighted, thus accentuating their role towards gender equality and sustainable peace in the region.

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Kashmiri women in conflict: a feminist perspective

Zeeshan,

Aliefendioğlu

2024

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‘Where else can they go?’: Violence, resistance and the socio‐cultural trajectories of Kashmiri women in Freny Manecksha's Behold I Shine: Narratives of Kashmir's Women and Children

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Karmakar

2024

Sexuality Gender & Policy

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In the armed conflict between Kashmiri militancy and the Indian state forces, Kashmiri women have been relentless victims of abduction, rape, molestation, and cruel objectification by the militaristic patriarchs of both sides. In the context of the state's unaccountability, the rebuttal of justice is horrific in Kashmir. Consequently, due to predominant masculine, state‐centric, absolutist, and neo‐realist perceptions, the majority of atrocities against Kashmiri women have gone unregistered and unreported, failing to reach the pan‐Indian masses through the dominant media and literary narratives. This article explicates Freny Manecksha's book Behold I Shine: Narratives of Kashmir's Women and Children (2017) as a unique retelling of Kashmiri women's physical violence, fears, trauma, and, most importantly, their fortitude and recuperation. Drawing on feminist views on rape and repression, it exposes how rape in Kashmir incessantly functions as a weapon of suppression, relegating women to the most precarious position. Simultaneously, the discussion demonstrates how rape and oppression render Kashmiri women docile and vulnerable to cultural and collective trauma by employing the Foucauldian notion of docility. The article further addresses how Kashmiri women repudiate the traditional divides of private and public, overturn the social expectations of womanhood, contest the patriarchal excesses of militaristic Kashmir vis‐à‐vis their resilience, and protest against state‐sponsored violence. Thus, the article posits Manecksha's writing as a counter‐historiographic narrative for the marginalized voices of Kashmiri women, whose ways of redressing their grievances constitute subversive modes of resistance.

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2022

India Quarterly: A Journal of International Affairs

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Demystifying women’s role in the resistance politics of Kashmir

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Kashmiri women in conflict: a feminist perspective

Kashmiri women in conflict: a feminist perspective

‘Where else can they go?’: Violence, resistance and the socio‐cultural trajectories of Kashmiri women in Freny Manecksha's Behold I Shine: Narratives of Kashmir's Women and Children

Book review: Shahla Hussain, Kashmir in the Aftermath of Partition

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