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This paper focuses on the ‘flight’ and ‘temporary settlement’ of the Bhutanese refugee women living in Nepal – the uncertainties, the sufferings and feelings of rootlessness that overwhelm them. Based on in-depth interviews conducted with the refugees, the office bearers of humanitarian organizations working in the area and field observations of the author, the paper provides a comprehensive assessment of the social, psychological ...
Contents: Pt. 1. The broad picture-an overview.; Pt. 2. Pandits and Muslims: Exploring the Kashmiri identity through the prism of the 'other'.; Pt. 3. The conflicted Islamic identity: The upsurge of radical Islam and the response to it.; Pt. 4. Rural Kashmir: Veiled fractures, changing paradigms and diverse voices.; Pt. 5. Minorities in Kashmir: Emer.