Inverse Journal brings together a diverse group of contributors from Kashmir and around the world. This platform is a community-based online publication with plans to publish a yearly tome in print gathering published material selected by our editorial board. In the list below, you will find information on our growing number of contributors from multiple parts of the world, coming from diverse backgrounds and from different age groups and levels of seniority within their individual trajectories.
Inverse Journal functions as a roundtable and an ahierarchical space where writers, artists, scholars, poets, filmmakers, musicians, thinkers and other creatives converge on the plane of contemporary culture. The publication is inspired and driven by Open Source community culture where multiple people from around the world congregate on a platform and contribute their ideas, writings, works and images, with various degrees of expertise and experience, and a variety of interests.
Click on the contributor photo or name to read their bio and see what they have published with Inverse Journal. Their social media, blog and website links are also included if submitted for public listing on the Inverse platform.
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Our Contributors
Aadil Hussain is a zealous reader currently enrolled in a B.A. Honours program at IUST, Awantipora (Pulwama). A resident of nearby Rajpora, Aadil has been…
Currently as a student of Convergent Journalism at Central University of Kashmir, Aamir Aijaz is specializing in narrative journalism as a part of his end…
Aashna Jamal grew up in Indian administered Kashmir. She went on to complete her BA Economics from St Xavier’s College, Mumbai and got her MA…
Abdulla Moaswes is a writer, researcher, translator, and educator. His current academic explorations focus on the globalization of settler colonial logics. He has previously written…
Adil Manzoor is currently completing his M.A. in Mass Communication from Jamia Millia Islamia. He tries to speak through his photographs and the visual language…
Adwaith PB is a freelance content writer. His blood cells are woven with Hypergraphia, as he breathes in books, exhales words and sneezes poetry. Captivated…
Ahmed Muzamil Aftab Rah is student of fine arts specializing in photography and art installation at Kashmir University. His prime focus has been to capture…
Akshay Sethi’s practice explores the complex relationship between the personal and political, contemplated through everyday experience, within the domain of the ordinary and the quotidian.…
Alex Woodend’s fascination with Spanish and Chinese began at Franklin & Marshall College. He went on to study Chinese literature and history at Columbia University…
Amir Sultan is currently enrolled as a PhD research scholar in the Department of Psychology at the University of Kashmir. He is interested in studying…
Amirah Al Wassif is a 28 year old freelance writer from Egypt. She has written articles, novels, short stories poems and songs. Five of her…
Amjad Majid is the editor and founder of Inverse Journal. He has worked as a teacher, IT consultant, and research scholar in China, Spain and…
Amrita Ghosh has a PhD in postcolonial literature and theory from Drew University, USA. She was a lecturer and taught at Seton Hall University, New…
Andrew Shields lives in Basel, Switzerland. His collection of poems "Thomas Hardy Listens to Louis Armstrong" was published by Eyewear in June 2015. His band…
Ann Christine Tabaka was nominated for the 2017 Pushcart Prize in Poetry, has been internationally published, and won poetry awards from numerous publications. She lives…
Arnab Chakraborty is currently a graduate researcher in Sociology at the University of Southern California in the US. His research interests span culture, religion, organizations,…
Arsilan Aziz is an ardent reader and researcher, who focuses primarily on Kashmir and Islam as subjects of study. He is invested in learning about…
Ashaq Hussain Parray is currently a Junior Research Fellow in the Department of English at Aligarh Muslim University, where he pursues his doctoral studies in…
Working as a specialist (surgeon) in Srinagar, Kashmir, Asima Hassan is a doctor by profession who shares a love for poetry, literature and art. Dr.…
Asma Firdous has recently finished her post-graduation in English from Central University of Kashmir and is looking forward to a doctorate in the near future.…
Ather Zia, Ph.D., is a political anthropologist, poet, short fiction writer, and a columnist. She is an Associate Professor of Anthropology and Gender Studies at…
Azhar Wani studies English literature at Ashoka University. He is the poetry editor for an undergraduate literary journal called Plot Number 2. He previously attended…
Babra Sharief is a Young India Fellow in Liberal Arts at Ashoka University. She has done her Masters in English Literature from University of Kashmir.…
Bayed Mubarak is currently pursuing his Master’s in English. His interests include reading and writing poetry, short fiction, essays and commentaries. He is the founder…
Brian Rihlmann was born in New Jersey and currently resides in Reno, Nevada. He writes free verse poetry, and has been published in The Blue…
Bupinder Singh is a writer by passion and an educator by profession. He has been published in The Week, Delacorte Review, UnLost Journal, The Criterion…
Bushra Punjabi is a Senior Research Fellow at the Department of Sociology, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.
Carmen Gentile has written for some of the world’s leading publications including the New York Times, TIME, Newsweek, USA Today and many others. He has…
Dr. Chaandreyi Mukherjee is an Assistant Professor, Department of English, Vivekananda College, University of Delhi. She has pursued Ph.D. on “Womanhood in Haruki Murakami’s Fiction”…
Christopher Hirschmann Brandt is a New York City writer, translator, and political activist. Also an actor, theatre worker, carpenter, furniture designer. He teaches poetry workshops…
Clara Burghelea is a Romanian-born poet. Recipient of the 2018 Robert Muroff Poetry Award, she got her MFA in Creative Writing from Adelphi University. Her…
Danyal hails from Kashmir and is currently pursuing the study of English literature at University of Delhi. He usually draws poems from his conflict-torn homeland.…
A writer, translator and academician, Dr Sapna Dogra, the Deputy Chief Editor of literary e-journal Muse India (ISSN: 0975-1815) completed her BA and MA in…
Dustin Pickering is a poet and freelancer residing in Houston, Texas, USA. He is founder of Transcendent Zero Press and founding editor at Harbinger Asylum.…
Edward Elizabeth likes to think of herself as a writer, one who is deeply in love with the arts and finds her soul lost in…
I am a Naga from Nagaland belonging to the Sumi tribe, which is recognized as one of the major tribes in the State but have…
Eniola Abdulroqeeb Arówólò is an emerging writer and a student of Mass Communication. He is a social activist who is passionate about inequality, politics, domestic…
Fadairo Tesleem is a young Nigerian poet who writes from Ilorin, Kwara State. He is a teacher, a poetry coach and a literary critic. He…
Faizan Akbar is pursuing a Master's in Political Science from Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi. His interests include Political Theory, Religion, and Philosophy.
Faizan Rashid is a research candidate at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He previously completed a Master's degree in philosophy from the University of Delhi.…
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…
Ghulam Mohammad Khan was born and raised in Sonawari (Bandipora), an outlying town located on the wide shores of the beautiful Wullar Lake. Ghulam Mohammad…
Glen Armstrong (he/him) holds an MFA in English from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and edits a poetry journal called Cruel Garters. He has three…
Glenn Ingersoll works for the public library in Berkeley, California, where he hosts Clearly Meant, a reading & interview series. A multi-volume prose poem, “Thousand”…
Gowhar Yaqoob is a Srinagar (Kashmir) based independent researcher. She was formerly Fellow at the Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla (2015-2017). Her research practice…
Haroon Lone completed an M.Phil. at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi and is currently a PhD student at Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India. He…
Heath Brougher received the 2018 Poet of the Year Award from Taj Mahal Review and is a multiple nominee for the Pushcart Prize and Best…
Henry is based in Somerset in the UK. He is a writer of short fiction and poetry with a PhD in literature and creative writing…
Hurmat Altaf is a student pursuing B.A. Honors in English Literature from Cluster University, Srinagar. She considers herself a passionate writer and poetess in formation…
I am a photographer and writer based in Nagaland. I have worked as a features writer for a local daily. Currently, I am writing my…
Ifreen Raveen is a postgraduate student in journalism at AJK Mass Communication Research Center, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India. She writes fiction and non-fiction…
Insha bint Bashir is currently concluding her MA thesis in Political Science at AMU. She has been published in Kashmir Life and Wande Magazine. Her…
Inshah Malik a political theorist and a gender studies scholar with a PhD from the Center for Comparative Politics and Political Theory, School of International…
Currently based in United Kingdom, Iram Razzaq was born and raised in Pakistan Administered Kashmir where she received her early education before moving to England…
Jagdeep Raina is an artist and emerging writer based in Guelph, Ontario where he teaches at the School of Fine Art and Music at the…
Jai Anbu grew up in an Indian village with the life and the stories of Dalits. "Betel Leaves", which he wrote during his time on…
Javid Ahmad Ahanger holds a Doctorate in Political Science from Aligarh Muslim University, with a focus on the topic of “Political Opposition in Jammu and…
Javid Ahmad Reshi was born in Kashmir. He completed his M.A. in English from University of Kashmir, and is currently pursuing his Ph.D in Trauma…
John L. Stanizzi is author of “Ecstasy Among Ghosts”, “Sleepwalking”, “Dance Against the Wall”, “After the Bell”, “Hallelujah Time!”, “High Tide – Ebb Tide”, “Four…
Juvaria Syed is currently a Research Scholar at the Centre for Comparative Literature, University of Hyderabad.
Kapil Kachru is a Kashmiri writer based in Boston. His poems and stories have appeared in journals, magazines and an anthology in India, The Netherlands…
Kashiana Singh is a management professional by job classification and a work practitioner by personal preference. Kashiana’s TEDx talk was dedicated to "Work as Worship."…
Khalid Fayaz Mir is the editor of Zaanvun Lokchaar, a monthly educational magazine for young students. Even though he has a Master’s degree in Economics,…
Khawar Khan Achakzai is a doctor and researcher by profession with a specialisation in Internal Medicine. He is a student of Kashmir history, philosophy and…
Khurram Muraad Siddiquie is a student of BA Linguistics from the University of Hyderabad.
Khytul Abyad is a visual artist who works and writes about the toll of conflict on life in Kashmir. She graduated with a Bachelor’s of…
L.B. Sedlacek’s latest poetry books are "The Architect of French Fries" (published by Presa Press) and "Words and Bones" (published by Finishing Line Press). Her…
Lauren Scharhag is the author of twelve books, including Requiem for a Robot Dog (Cajun Mutt Press) and High Water Lines (Prolific Press). Her work…
Luis Cuauhtémoc Berriozábal, born in Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico, lives in Southern California, and works in the mental health field in Los Angeles. His poetry books…
M. Moosa Khan is pursuing a master’s in sociology at Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. His area of interest includes sociology, political anthropology, religion and…
Majid Magray hails from Karnah, Kupwara. He has done his MA in Political Science. He spends his time mostly with Urdu literature, philosophy and music…
Majid Maqbool is a writer, editor and journalist based in Kashmir. His work has appeared in The Wire, Huffington Post, Kindle Magazine, Al Jazeera English,…
I am a final year student at Delhi School of Journalism, University of Delhi. I did my high school from Jamia Millia Islamia. My interests…
Malik Aabid is a student of Human Rights at Delhi’s Jamia Milia Islamia. Hailing from Kashmir’s pristine Trehgam area, he is a nature lover, who…
Malini Bhattacharya studied English literature at Jadavpur University, in Kolkata, where she was born and has lived most of her life. She writes fiction, creative…
Manan Shah was born and brought up in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. He has a Honors Degree in archeology and ancient history from Maharaja Sayajirao…
Marriah Nayeem was born and raised in Srinagar, Kashmir. Currently a PG research scholar at SKUAST-K (Shalimar), she has been writing poetry for as long…
E. Martin Pedersen, originally from San Francisco, has lived for over 40 years in eastern Sicily, where he taught English at the local university. His…
Mashood Ahmad Rather is a student of English literature at Cluster University Srinagar. He hails from Awantipora.
Winner of the 2010 Yishu Award for Critical Art Writing, ecological political theorist, curator and cultural critic, Maya Kóvskaya (PhD UC Berkeley, 2009) has authored,…
Michael Akuchie is an Igbo-Esan born emerging poet currently studying English and Literature at the University of Benin, Nigeria. An Orison Anthology nominee, his poems…
Michael Lee Johnson lived ten years in Canada during the Vietnam era and currently resides in the greater Chicagoland area, IL. He is an internationally…
Mir Yasir Mukhtar is a freelance photojournalist based in Kashmir. He is developing his craft and skillset while looking to learn and further a career…
Miran Gulzar has a Honours Degree in English Literature from University of Delhi and has completed his Master’s in English Language and Literature from the…
Mirum Quazi specializes in film studies, theory and criticism. He previously studied humanities at Amar Singh College. Apart from being a film buff he has…
Dr. Mohd. Tahir Ganie is a writer and academic affiliated with the School of Law and Government, Dublin City University, Ireland. His research interests include…
Mubashir Karim was born in Srinagar, Kashmir and completed his Masters in English from the University of Kashmir. He went on to pursue his M.Phil…
Muhammad Nadeem is a reader and writes about what he reads. Among his writings are reviews, poetry and short stories. He also works with translation…
Muhammad Hanief is a cricketer and sports reporter from North Kashmir, currently pursuing his Bachelor's degree in English literature and History at GDC Sogam, Lolab,…
The author is a Kashmiri activist currently residing outside of Kashmir. Murad Saleem is a pen name.
Murtaza Fazily hails from Kargil, Ladakh. He holds a Master’s in Mass communication and Journalism from University of Kashmir and is working as a long-form…
Muzaffar Karim was born in Kashmir and completed his MA from the University of Kashmir. He went on to pursue his Ph.D. from JNU and…
Peerzada Sheikh Muzamil is a freelance journalist and writer whose work has appeared in TRT World, The Wire, Kashmir Ink, Greater Kashmir and Mountain Ink…
Muzamil Jaleel is a Kashmiri journalist who has been reporting and writing for more than 25 years. He is currently Deputy Editor at The Indian…
Nageen Rather is from Pulwama, Kashmir. He teaches fiction at the Islamic University of Science and Technology, (IUST). His stories have appeared in Able Muse…
Nnadi Samuel is 20-year-old graduate of English and literature from the University of Benin. His writings have previously been published by Libretto Magazine, Ace world…
Nwuguru Chidiebere Sullivan is a budding writer from the Ebonyi State of Nigeria. He writes autobiographically about life and about multiple aspects of the ebbing…
Olayioye Paul Bamidele is an emerging writer and a student of Mass Communication. He has a flair for writing, and loves writing plays, poems, essays,…
Omair Bhat thinks of himself as a memory keeper. His poems have previously appeared in Critical Muslim, The Sunflower Collective, Celebration, Cafe Dissensus and Kashmir…
Onaiza Drabu is a Kashmiri anthropologist, writer and artist. She writes about identity, nationalism and Islamophobia, and co-curates a newsletter called "Daak" (on South Asian…
Oyekunle, Ifeoluwa Peter is an award-winning Nigerian poet. His writings have been published in Kalahari Review, Rockvale Review, Ngiga Review, Hornpond Review, Echelon Review, and…
Oz Hardwick is a York (UK)-based writer, photographer and occasional musician, whose work has been published and performed internationally in and on diverse media: books,…
Paray Shahid attended Kurukshetra University (India) for a B.Tech Honors. With an MA in English and a minor in creative writing (IGNOU), Shahid works as…
Preeti Vangani is a poet and personal essayist. She is the author of "Mother Tongue Apologize" (RLFPA Editions), her first book of poems, which was…
Qaisar Bashir (born, 1988), a translator, author and poet, hails from Kashmir. He has a Master's Degree in English Literature from Kashmir University. "Once Upon…
Quratulain Qureshi is currently pursuing her postgraduate degree from Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.
Ramzy Baroud is a US-Palestinian journalist, media consultant, an author, internationally-syndicated columnist, Editor of Palestine Chronicle (1999-present), former Managing Editor of London-based Middle East Eye,…
Rayit Hashmat Qazi is an independent filmmaker from Kashmir, who is currently working in Mumbai, India. He has worked as an assistant to International as…
Rela Mazali, writer, independent scholar and feminist anti-militarist from Israel, writes hybrid-genre literary research, in both her m/other tongues, Hebrew and English. Active since 1980…
I am an eighty-two year old poet and journalist. I live in New York, but have traveled widely and written about nonviolence activists in Northern…
Ruhail Andrabi is currently a junior research fellow based in New Delhi, with previous experience as a research assistant at Coventry University (New Wales, England).…
Rumuz is a poet, translator and short story writer based in Kashmir. Her work appears in many online and offline publications which has been translated…
Saba Zahoor was born and raised in Srinagar, Kashmir. She is a civil engineer by profession and an alumna of NIT, Srinagar. In a conflict…
Sadaf Wani is a Kashmiri writer and researcher. Her work has been published in Himal South Asian, Scroll, Wande Magazine and Sahapedia among others. Her…
Sadam Hussain is a researcher from Indian administered Kashmir. He has finished his undergraduate degree with an Advanced Major in Political Science from Ashoka University.…
Sagar Kaul is the former News Editor for Newzulu International, a crowd-sourced news wire agency based in Paris. Prior to joining Newzulu, he worked with…
Saima Afreen is an award-winning poet who also works as Deputy City Editor with The New Indian Express. Her poems have appeared in several Indian…
Sakhi Thirani (she/her) is currently pursuing an M.A. in literature from the University of Delhi. She is based out of New Delhi, India.
Salik Basharat is an independent researcher working on Kashmiri Literature and Philosophy at Ashoka University. Prior to his completion of the Young India Fellowship in…
Sameem Wani completed his B.A. in English from Jamia Millia Islamia, and is currently pursuing a Master’s in English from Ashoka University. He was born…
Samuel Junior Irusota is a multiple award winning poet, author and lawyer. He is the author of A Boy's Body is War (a collection of…
Shabir Ahmad Mir is a writer based in Kashmir. He is the author of The Plague Upon Us (Hachette, 2020).
Shah Munnes Muneer has a Masters in Sociology from Aligarh Muslim University. Her areas of interest include Sociological Study of Society, Cultural Studies, Religion, and…
Shahid Shabeer is an undergraduate student studying Computer Engineering at Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi, India. A young writer and aspiring poet, Shahid hails from Langate,…
Shahnaz Bashir is an award-winning novelist and academic from Kashmir. He is currently a doctoral and Research Enhancement & Leadership (REAL) fellow and teaching associate…
Shayoni Mitra is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Theatre, Barnard College. Columbia University. She teaches courses on performance theory, feminist politics and Asian…
Sheikh Saqib is a non-fiction writer from India-administered Kashmir. He is a graduate of the Iowa International Writer’s Workshop, 2019. His work can be found…
Sohini Chatterjee holds an MA in International Relations from South Asian University, New Delhi and is currently an independent researcher working on issues of gender,…
Subhajit Pal is currently doing his PhD in Cultural Anthropology from the University at Albany (State University of New York). He previously interned with the…
Sushila Sahay is a student at the Kodaikanal International School and is due to graduate in 2021. She is 17 years old and created a…
Swasti Acharya is completing her MA in Sociology from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Her topics of interest include culture and technology, sociology of everyday…
Syed Rabia Bukhari is a postgraduate student in English Literature from Jamia Millia Islamia currently working with a Kashmir-based NGO.
Tabish Rafiq Mir writes sometimes, with pseudonyms Rumpelstiltskin or Tabish Rafiq Mitr. He has previously written vastly in multiple publications, among them Free Press Kashmir,…
Toiba Khurshid Paul has completed her BA Honours in English Language and Literature from Islamic University of Science and Technology (Pulwama). She is an avid…
Vipassana Wahib Gautam, a 17 year old arts student currently in Indore writes poetry and school exam papers. Though not thoroughly experienced in the field…
Waseem Malik is a researcher from Kashmir. He has completed his M. Phil from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi and is currently based in Hyderabad.
Yashasvi is a research scholar in Jadavpur University in Kolkata. Although based in Kolkata currently, she yearns for a ‘home’ and a lost sense of…
Yuan Changming grew up in a remote village, started to learn the English alphabet in Shanghai at age 19 and published monographs on translation before…
Zabirah Fazili graduated from Government Women’s College (Srinagar) in 2016 and received her Master’s degree in English from University of Kashmir in 2019. Her inclination…
Zahida War is an aspiring trauma psychologist currently pursuing a Master's in "War and Psychiatry" at King’s College London. She believes that healing and reconciliation…
Zainab is a visual artist and writer based in Kashmir. She is currently pursuing Bachelors in Mass Communication and Media Production from Women's College, Srinagar.…