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Editor's Note: Kashmir As I See It From Within And Afar, written by Ashok Dhar is the author's personal account of growing up in Kashmir interwoven with the rich cultural history and geographical analysis of the state, that aims at offering various solutions to the long territorial battles that Kashmiris have suffered throughout history. The author propounds that peace will not arrive in the valley until the Kashmiris examine the true meaning of Kashmiriyat. Dhar recounts that the ideological basis of Kashmiriyat lies in…

Editor's Note: The book, For The Love of God: Women Poet Saints of the Bhakti Movement written by Sandhya Mulchandani sheds light on how women in India, between 3rd Century BC and AD, boycotted the patriarchal norms and customs of the society to embrace the Bhakti Movement. Regardless of what social backgrounds they came from -- prostitutes, Rajputs, Brahmins, and Sudras -- many women came forth to claim their place in this religious movement, which did not discriminate on the basis of gender. They freed themselves from…