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History of personal relationships through letters | Zafar Choudhary’s memoirs in Gojari, Ep 2

In this episode of his memoirs in Gojari language, Zafar Choudhary reads out some letters from his family archives to trace a brief history of relationships involving his parents, grandparents, relatives and even teachers.

The history of letter writing goes back to ancient times with strong traditions in India, Egypt, Greece, Rome and other parts of world. Letters have always been significant way of communication from personal relations to businesses and diplomacy. In this episode of his memoirs in Gojari language, Zafar Choudhary reads out some letters from his family archives to trace a brief history of relationships involving his parents, grandparents, relatives and even teachers. Some letters between Zafar’s teachers and parents make an interesting reading of those times. This video was first broadcast on March 27, 2022 and recorded earlier the same month at Zafar’s residence in Jammu

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Zafar Choudhary

A journalist since 1999, Zafar Choudhary is also a policy analyst and author. An alumni of the London School of Economics, his book ‘Kashmir Conflict and Muslims of Jammu’ addresses a critical gap in scholarship on Kashmir. Zafar is founder and editor of The Dispatch

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