Of Gardens and Graves
“In our world, official stories are repeated ad nauseam by every form of government or corporate media, and most often these stories have more to do with administrative convenience than with people’s lives. One of the most important tasks of writers is to produce accounts of experiences and events that contest official myopia and lies. Now, as you say, there are a number of writers who are doing just that, and doing so convincingly. I also believe that academics have a special responsibility to pay critical attention to such cultural productivity, and thus to make it part of larger conversations across the globe.”
Suvir Kaul in conversation with Majid Maqbool
Full text: http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/2015/Apr/27/-we-have-to-repair-trust-and-rebuild-homes–18.asp