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  Since 1947, the former kingdom of beautiful and alluring Kashmir has remained unsettled. Throughout historical times, the Kashmir Valley experienced peaceful contemplation and intellectual advancements. But why Kashmir became a center of warfare rather than being a center for cultural and regional development? What led an insurgency took place in Kashmir? How Pakistan influenced and gained the support of a few Kashmiri people? Despite being a home to various ethnic and religious groups, how the aspirations and sentiments of the people of Kashmir got no prominence? Kashmir did not have a single past. This article is an attempt to cover the historical timeline of a disputed Kashmir and to cover the journey of Kashmir becoming the Ethno-nationalist assertion from a peaceful and happy valley. There are two propagated pre-1947 histories of the Kashmir Valley. ·        The first, recounted by the minority Kashmiri Pandits, talk of the butchery execut...

The National Council of Education Research & Training (NCERT) updated and revised the Political Science syllabi of Class 12 by removing the topic ‘ Separatism & Beyond’ and thereby adding into it the ‘ Scrapping of Article 370’ under the head ‘Regional Aspirations’ . The Article 370 and the special status of Jammu and Kashmir was scrapped in August 2019 and in less than a year the scrapping of the said article has been included. Further, the old map has been replaced with the new map of India. THE RATIONALE BEHIND THE DECISION- The decision by the concerned authorities is taken with a view to ·        Make students familiar with diverse facets of Political Scientists ·        Make students understand the historical process which shaped the present political structure ·        Make students understand about the situation in which Indian Constitution has been drafted ·  ...