32 years of silence, broken by a Gadfly in Kashmir

Dear reader,

Remember the last time someone called Swarajya a gadfly ? We wore it like a badge of honour.

And now, a Kashmiri Pandit woman is doing the same. Daisy Raina—sarpanch, and now, the first Pandit woman to contest an Assembly election in J&K in over three decades.

And we’re right there, documenting this for you. As soon as we heard about it, our team flew in to cover the story from Pulwama.

A place that was once riddled with fear, is now filled with people ready to vote again. Kashmiri Pandits who were once forced to leave are making a slow, real comeback.

But that's it for this email. I do not want to spoil the story for you - read it in full here.

You know we're not just here to report news—there's hundreds of platforms out there doing that. We want to make a difference. We want to push ourselves to go to places other won't and talk about topics/themes that deserve to be brought to the spotlight.

We need you throughout, by our side. Please subscribe for as little as ₹1200 ₹699 (40% OFF till midnight) and get get uninterrupted access to Swarajya for the next 12 months.

Talk soon,

Raghu

PS: Be the gadfly. Annoy, provoke, and make a difference—just like Daisy, just like us.