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Child Labour in Kashmiri Society: A Socio-human Rights Study

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Bhat B., Rather T.
Human Affairs
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2010
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vol. 20
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issue 2
167-182
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The Constitution of India guarantees fundamental rights and the full freedom to enjoy childhood. In spite of that millions of children are being put to arduous work for short and narrow gains. By 1989, the standards concerning children were brought together in a single legal instrument agreed to by the international community. It unambiguously spelt out the rights to which every child is entitled, regardless of place of birth, descent, sex, religion, or social origin. A number of aspects, such as gender, family background, cultural acceptance, issues of health and recreation, the legal aspect and so on, have been covered. The life worlds of working children, legal protection to children from exploitation and the human rights perspective of child labour is the main focus of this article.
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Semthan: A Hellenistic outpost in Kashmir Himalaya

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Shah M. A., Lone A. R.
Studia Hercynia
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2021
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vol. 25
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issue 2
136-149
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Semthan is one of the important archaeological sites in the southern part of the Kashmir valley. The very limited archaeological excavation at the site has revealed interesting results and a cultural continuity which bridged the gap from the end of the Megalithic phase to the emergence of Kushan culture in the valley. The material culture from Semthan significantly changed the whole fabric of Kashmir history and introduced hitherto unknown deposits from the Indo -Greek phase. From the archaeological investigations it becomes clear that the Indo -Greek phase at Semthan has seen a considerable change in the social and cultural proliferation as well as a subsistence change from the earlier cultures. Given the fact that the material culture at Semthan reveals a widespread Hellenistic influence, it is true that a recent find of Indo -Greek coins and associated material has put the region into the limelight once again and needs a serious archaeological investigation. This paper makes an attempt to highlight the past and recent sporadic finds from and around the archaeological site of Semthan and puts in perspective the Indo -Greek rule in the northern most Himalayan region of the Kashmir valley
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Kashmiri Muslims – the Historical Consciousness and Memory in the Era of Modern Technology

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Piech M.
Nowa Polityka Wschodnia
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2019
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vol. 3(22)
76-91
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Долина Кашмира является регионом, который был затенен конфликтом на про- тяжении десятилетий и все еще далек от разрешения. На самом деле, кажется, мы наблюдаем его новую фазу, в которой спор распространяется на виртуальное пространство. Историческое и общественное сознание кашмирцев, сформиро- ванное на профессиональном уровне, является важным, если не самым важным элементом, составляющим идентичность мусульман Кашмира. За последние 20 лет местная пресса популяризировала заявления о сохранении традиций и языка или о записи истории, которая, как полагают, ложно представлена в официальном повествовании. Громко говорится о необходимости изменить направление каш- мирского дискурса, который должен основываться на устной истории или других свидетельствах изнутри конфликтной реальности. Повышение интереса к охране уникального синкретического культурного наследия проявляется в различных видах деятельности молодого поколения кашмирцев, как на субконтиненте, так и в диаспоре. В настоящее время основным полем их инициатив на низовом уровне стал Интернет. Обеспечив относительно свободный поток информации и широкий доступ, он стал пространством для построения и поддержания исто- рического сознания народа Кашмира. Веб-сайты, такие как «Затерянная история Кашмира» и «Кашмир Лит», представляют, как современные технологии служат для сохранения памяти. В этой статье я хотел бы кратко представить содержание вышеупомянутых сайтов. Сосредоточив внимание на прозорливой идее их существования, я попытаюсь ответить на вопрос, что составляет историческое сознание современных мусульман Кашмира. Целью данного исследования будет попытка представить трудности, связанные с написанием истории в конфликтных регионах, таких как Кашмир, и подумать об Интернете как о решении этих проблем.
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The Valley of Kashimir is a region which has been shaded by the conflict for decades and it is still far from resolution. Actually, it seems we observe its new phase in which the dispute spreads on the virtual space. The historical and social consciousness of the Kashmiris, formed on the occupational background, is a significant if not the most crucial element constituting the Kashmiri Muslim Identity. For last 20 years, local press popularized the claims to preserve tradition and language, or to write down history, which is believed to be presented falsely in the official narration. A need is uttered out loud to change the direction of the Kashmiri discourse which shall be based on oral history or other testimonies from the inside of the conflict reality. The increase in the interest in protecting the unique syncretic cultural heritage is visible in various activities of young generation of Kashmiris, both on the subcontinent and in diaspora. Currently, the main field for their grassroots initiatives became the Internet. By enabling a relatively free flow of information and wide accessibility, it became the space for building and maintaining the historical consciousness of the Kashmiri people. Websites such as “Lost Kashmiri History” and „Kashmir Lit” present how modern technologies serve for the memory preservation. In this paper I would like to present briefly the content of the abovementioned websites. Focusing on the seer idea of their existence, I will try to answer the question what constitutes the historical consciousness of nowadays Kashmiri Muslims. The aim of this research shall be an attempt to present the hardships behind writing about history in conflicted regions such as Kashmir and reflect upon the Internet as a solution to that problems.
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“Kubla Khan” and Islamic Structures: Retracing Symbolism and Investigating Imagination

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Chatterjee S., Okuń-Jaśkowiak A., Głaz A., Kniaź-Hunek L., Bendrat A., Prażmo E., Terejko P., Szczypa P., Czemiel G., Antoszek E., Galant J., Komsta M., Frelik E., Waszkiewicz A., Oleszczuk A., Waszkiewicz A., Okuń-Jaśkowiak A.
New Horizons in English Studies
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2019
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issue 4
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Samuel Taylor Coleridge’spoem “Kubla Khan” draws upon the historical Xanadu, the summer palace of Mongol ruler Kubla Khan, and presents an architectural space that uses a commixture of imagination and mimesis to present a space of historical and supernatural transactions and transcends geographical limits.The architectural characteristics of Kubla Khan’s pleasure-dome in Xanadu are replete with similarities with various elements of Islamic architecture. The walled-in structure bears a great deal of resemblance to the layout of Islamic paradise gardens which are often found in the chaharbagh structure in mosques and Islamic sites.Further, the poem proposes a setting which has marked similarities with Kashmir and its geographical spaces and the same has been posited by several scholars.In this paper, I have aimed to present a coherent sequence of arguments in an attempt to relate the similarity of Xanadu with real geographical spaces and its intersection with elements of Islamic architecture through an examination of its actual history along with various tales of Xanadu found in the accounts of Marco Polo and other travellers. The paper also compares Xanadu with the structural compositions of the Taj Mahal in India and later, the Mecca, and also engages in discussing its allegorical significance in relation with the Islamic paradise or Jannah.The paper also discusses the possible sources for Coleridge’s poem and how they might have influenced him and his dreams and investigates the poem’s role in revisiting the fabled summer city of the Mongol ruler and its pleasure-dome configuration that resembled his paradise.
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Bardaisan’s Account of Indian Religious Practices and the Identification of the Described Phenomena on the Basis of Textual and Archaeological Sources

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Kubica O.
Studia Hercynia
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2023
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vol. 27
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issue 1
189-200
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This article is an analysis of the two preserved passages of the work Ἰνδικά by Bardesanes, a Syrian historian, philosopher, poet, and astrologer who lived in the years 154-222 AD. These passages are the account from the meeting of the members of an Indian embassy with the emperor Elegabalus and can be significant for our understanding of contacts between ancient Syria and India, as well as of ancient Indian religious practices. Therefore the purpose of this article is to reconsider a realistic interpretation of these passages by finding a possible identification of the described phenomena (namely, the ordeal of water, the ordeal of door, and a cave in the first passage handed over by Porphyry and Stobaeus, and two groups of Indian ascetics, the Βραχμᾶνες and the Σαμαναῖοι, in the second passage handed over by Porphyry) based on archaeological and textual evidence.
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