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Pooja Shali

Pooja Shali

Special Correspondentpoojashali@intoday.com
Special Correspondent for India Today TV.

By Pooja Shali

Why Shikara and Kashmiri Pandit in commercial cinema were necessary

The famed resilience of Kashmiri Pandits is chronicled in Shikara, where a generation confronted with brutal hate nevertheless ensures their children are not engulfed by the storm.

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My J&K Diary: What I heard when I listened to voices getting drowned in the liberal clamour

There is surprise. There's happiness. But there are also concerns. There's no one word to describe the mood of Jammu.

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Up, close and personal: From a college student receiving an award from the CM to a reporter tracking Sheila Dikshit

A life well-lived is not only about victories. It's also about the fights.

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Red Star in Jammu: How a Marxist who took on Sheikh Abdullah in the 1970s has kept the fight for workers’ rights alive

Abdul Majid Khan has fought for workers' rights and communal harmony all his life. He has Bhagat Singh's photograph tucked in his pocket. He remembers when his house was raided by the govt, and his wife's only pair of gold earrings taken away.

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This is what is holding up the Congress and AAP alliance in Delhi

The insecurity of one and arrogance of the other is what has led to the indecision over the seat-sharing agreement for the Lok Sabha polls.

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Villagers in border areas fully back PM Modi. Their wait for bunkers to duck Pakistani shelling must end now

People living along the LoC believe that Modi is their saviour in this hour of crisis. They, however, await monetary compensation for treatment of injuries received via shelling from the other side.

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Removing security of mainstream political Kashmiri workers shows the government’s short-sighted approach

While the security of outright separatists can go, why endanger those political voices which do tilt towards India and its democratic processes?

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Why I disagree with Barkha Dutt on her comments about Kashmiri Pandits

From a young reporter, with love and respect.

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Wrong on Rites: Kashmir often sees reports of Muslims helping with Hindu last rites. There is a need to halt this 'same story trend'

J&K media should stop spreading propaganda on how Kashmiri Muslims help the Pandit community on rituals of death. This only covers up how KPs are treated in life.

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'I am not a criminal anymore' - What I saw while covering the historic #Section377Verdict at the Supreme Court

Reporters are generally expected to not take sides covering judgements. Today, however, was special.

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His duty to his nation - Heartfelt tribute to slain J&K cop Javaid Ahmed Dar by SSP Shailendra Mishra

''I have lost a younger brother. Despite threats, JD stayed my PSO for years. I could relax only because he watched over me."

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BJP breaks alliance with PDP: How Ram Madhav and Amit Shah caught J&K leaders off guard

The party will now prepare for fresh elections.

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On his birthday, my ode to Ruskin Bond

The long queue outside the Cambridge Book Depot to meet the children's favourite author was an assurance that fans of literature still exist and thrive.

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How politicians exploited Kathua rape case should make us sick

The signs of a communal rift that were so apparent should have compelled the government to take note and explore all options to resolve differences.

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When Rajinikanth opened up to me about his spiritual journey

Will the saffron hue stay merely spiritual or turn political?

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In Kashmir, Gulshan Books — India's only bookshop-library on lake — is reinventing the story

Sometimes, a book is all one needs to start mending broken bridges.

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First-hand account of reporting the violence that struck Gurgaon over Padmaavat release

If only political will had been united, unafraid of election results, the situation wouldn't have escalated.

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AAP MLAs disqualification: How the 'office of profit' case unfolded

The Aam Aadmi Party has come out all guns blazing against CEC AK Joti.

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PDP leaders are expressing sympathy with militants' kin to gain lost ground in Kashmir

The forthcoming panchayat polls may well be a litmus test for the party and its alliance partner ahead of the 2019 elections.

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Rajya Sabha snub: Why Kumar Vishwas remains the bone in AAP's throat

The poet-politician declared war on Arvind Kejriwal after Aam Aadmi Party named its three candidates for Delhi.

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'Braid-chopping' incidents are turning Kashmiris against the 'others'

With each passing day, the fear has increased and so have the mob attacks.

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Why do 14-year-olds pick up guns? Ask Kashmir's children

An extremist ideology needs to be fought back with a counter ideology, not government force.

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