Chitralekha Zutshi, courtesy 'Rising Kashmir' The US-based historian of Kashmir, Chitralekha Zutshi, has been in Srinagar for the launch of her new book Kashmir's Contested Pasts (which will be reviewed on this site in due course). While there, she's been interviewed by Rising Kashmir - well worth reading, here's the link.
And here's an excerpt from Chitralekha Zutshi's comments: "When students put a question to me about any past event, I always tell my students, instead of raising slogans go out there and do research. ... I tell them go and find out for yourself, do research and then come to your own conclusions instead of already having a slogan in your head and then writing. That's not the way to do history, and I hope that my work can help towards that. I have dedicated my life towards unravelling Kashmir's past. I firmly believe that Kashmir is more than just the contested territory. We need to look at the past to be able to emerge from the past."
And here's an excerpt from Chitralekha Zutshi's comments: "When students put a question to me about any past event, I always tell my students, instead of raising slogans go out there and do research. ... I tell them go and find out for yourself, do research and then come to your own conclusions instead of already having a slogan in your head and then writing. That's not the way to do history, and I hope that my work can help towards that. I have dedicated my life towards unravelling Kashmir's past. I firmly believe that Kashmir is more than just the contested territory. We need to look at the past to be able to emerge from the past."
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