[1] Syeda Afshana is a faculty at Media Education Research Centre, University of Kashmir. Alumnus of International Academy of Leadership, Germany, and a Visiting Fellow at Centre of International Studies, Cambridge University, she has extensively written on media, politics, conflict, women, and other aspects of society. She is doing a regular column for English daily Greater Kashmir besides other national magazines. Her specialization includes International Relations and Communication, Conflict Studies and Narrative Journalism. She has also authored several books on related themes.