Women and Conflict Situation in Kashmir Post 1989: A Sociological Study of District Anantnag Jan Gowsia*, Dr. Mir Sofiya Hassan**, Malik Arif Hussain*** *Research Scholar, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Mewar University, Rajasthan, India **Project Director, Department of Political Science, University of Kashmir, India ***Research Scholar, Department of Political Science, University of Kashmir, India Online published on 5 April, 2016. Abstract The armed conflict in the state of Jammu and Kashmir has touched the lives of all the people living in the valley in some way or other. Though, many women have become direct as well as indirect victims of this conflict. This paper is a sociological account of the experience of the women who became victims to this conflict going on in the valley from last two and half decades. Drawing upon personal account of these women it focuses on their experience of loss, the ostracism and stigma faced by them. The researchers utilizes the research tools of in-depth interview to understand and highlight the multiple experiences of deprivation and loss faced by these women. Top Keywords Kashmir, Women, Armed Conflict, Widows, Violence. Top |