Showkat Ahmad Mir, PhD from the Department of Education, School of Education, Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Dharamshala. He has a post-graduate degree in education from the Central University of Jammu, India. He received his doctorate in education from the Central University of Himachal Pradesh, India. His PhD work focused on the theme Identity and Education: A Study of Childhood in Kashmir Valley. He has published various articles in journals of international repute like Asian Ethnicity and Sinectica. He regularly contributes to the Daily Guardian, Kashmir Observer, and Tameel-e-Irshad and Nook-e-Qalam.Navneet Sharma, PhD, is Assistant Professor in the Department of Education, School of Education, Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Dharamshala. His areas of interest are Philosophy of Education, Educational Theory, and Social Science Education. He has post-graduate degrees in Philosophy and Education. He has pre-doctoral and doctoral degrees in Education from the University of Delhi, Delhi, India. He has published around two dozen research articles in journals of international repute like Asian Ethnicity and Sinectica. He regularly contributes to all leading dailies in English and Hindi like The Hindu, The Indian Express, The Tribune, The Deccan Herald, The Telegraph, Jansatta, Rashtriya Sahara, and Navbharat Times.

• List of Figures viii List of Tables ix Foreword x Acknowledgment xiii 1 The Context-Conflict and Education 1 2 The Kashmir Quagmire and Schooling 36 3 The Kashmiri Learner: Being a Student in Kashmir 65 4 The Educational Milieu: Parenting and Teaching in Kashmir 124 5 Schools, Identity(ies), and Indigenous Articulations 150 Bibliography 166 Index 179

Showkat Ahmad Mir, PhD from the Department of Education, School of Education, Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Dharamshala. He has a post-graduate degree in education from the Central University of Jammu, India. He received his doctorate in education from the Central University of Himachal Pradesh, India. His PhD work focused on the theme Identity and Education: A Study of Childhood in Kashmir Valley. He has published various articles in journals of international repute like Asian Ethnicity and Sinectica. He regularly contributes to the Daily Guardian, Kashmir Observer, and Tameel-e-Irshad and Nook-e-Qalam.Navneet Sharma, PhD, is Assistant Professor in the Department of Education, School of Education, Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Dharamshala. His areas of interest are Philosophy of Education, Educational Theory, and Social Science Education. He has post-graduate degrees in Philosophy and Education. He has pre-doctoral and doctoral degrees in Education from the University of Delhi, Delhi, India. He has published around two dozen research articles in journals of international repute like Asian Ethnicity and Sinectica. He regularly contributes to all leading dailies in English and Hindi like The Hindu, The Indian Express, The Tribune, The Deccan Herald, The Telegraph, Jansatta, Rashtriya Sahara, and Navbharat Times.

• List of Figures viii List of Tables ix Foreword x Acknowledgment xiii 1 The Context-Conflict and Education 1 2 The Kashmir Quagmire and Schooling 36 3 The Kashmiri Learner: Being a Student in Kashmir 65 4 The Educational Milieu: Parenting and Teaching in Kashmir 124 5 Schools, Identity(ies), and Indigenous Articulations 150 Bibliography 166 Index 179