32 years of silence, broken by a Gadfly in Kashmir

First time in over three decades

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.

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Talk soon,

Raghu

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