The Hindu Reformer in Muslim Kashmir: Sanjay Kumar
Sanjay Kumar runs 90 schools in the Kashmir valley — the Shri Kashyap Rishi School of Unlearning and Relearning — a liberal, nationalist alternative to the madrasa, with its emphasis on traditional Islamic subjects like the Quran and Sharia. Here, young Muslim women fresh out of college teach children aged three to six universal values, humanism, and love for the nation — quietly counter-radicalizing the valley through education. Kumar's experience of Kashmir sits apart from the popular narratives, distinct from what either Kashmiri Muslims or Kashmiri Pandits typically say.
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Sanjay Kumar runs 90 schools in the Kashmir valley — the Shri Kashyap Rishi School of Unlearning and Relearning — a liberal, nationalist alternative to the madrasa, with its emphasis on traditional Islamic subjects like the Quran and Sharia. Here, young Muslim women fresh out of college teach children aged three to six universal values, humanism, and love for the nation — quietly counter-radicalizing the valley through education. Kumar's experience of Kashmir sits apart from the popular narratives, distinct from what either Kashmiri Muslims or Kashmiri Pandits typically say.
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