Garima Sudhan, Author at INVERSE JOURNAL

Garima Sudhan

Garima Sudhan is a graduate in history from Poonch, Jammu and Kashmir. She has completed her master's in history from Ambedkar University Delhi. Currently, she contributes as a researcher to a platform dedicated to history, have previously conducted primary and secondary research in Jammu and Kashmir, with topics concerning the social and political history of Jammu and Kashmir. Garima has written quite a few pieces for various news agencies in the past. She has a special interest in writing about the social histories of Chenab and Pir Panjal Valley. The histories of ethno-linguistic minorities of J&K motivate her to unlearn and learn in order to read and write about them.

From Ghulam Nabi Doolwal to Janbaaz Kishtwari: The Journey of an Artist into the Heart of His People — An Essay by Garima Sudhan

September 16, 2022 | Music

Garima Sudhan visits legendary Kashmiri singer and musician Ghulam Nabi Doolwal’s native Kishtwar to unearth his journey and transformation into Janbaaz Kishtwari. The result is an informative essay and travelogue that intimates readers with Doolwal’s legacy as a singer, musician, poet and writer—in a piece that reflects on his enduring impact on his Kishtwar, a place that remembers him all too fondly. While focused on unravelling the personal history that created the public figure of Doolwal as Janbaaz Kishtwari, Sudhan’s essay sheds light on a collective history—set in motion by his musical stature—that the writer gathers here by taking us on an excursion through his place of residence. The memorial-as-essay is interlaced with quotes from several interviews conducted by Garima, and aimed at explaining Ghulam Nabi Doolwal’s importance and significance in the lives of those who knew him and heard him sing. While shedding light on his musical work with the Chalant, the Ghazal, and the Naat, Garima Sudhan pays equal attention to his work as a writer and a poet, and as a teacher and champion of Kashmiri music.