Redefining Public Health and Life in Occupation? COVID-19 Pandemic in Kashmir

Sharma, Sarbani (2021) Redefining Public Health and Life in Occupation? COVID-19 Pandemic in Kashmir. Society and Culture in South Asia, 7 (1).

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On 6 March 2020, as I deboarded the flight at Srinagar airport and walked towards the luggage conveyor belt, an ID carrying official kept announcing at his highest pitch, ‘anybody arriving from China, Japan, Korea, Iran?’ By the time I collected my luggage, I was handed over a white form that asked for my personal details, recent international travel history, complete address during my stay in Kashmir, self-declaratory confirmation of being non-symptomatic of any COVID-19 symptoms. This was followed by body temperature checks by state department paramedics and another round of checking of ID cards and luggage by the Indian Armed Forces personnel. Arrival at Srinagar airport felt like entering criss-cross lanes of biomedical and militarised-security surveillance in the same space–time continuum.

Item Type:	Article
Authors:	Sharma, Sarbani
Document Language:	Language English
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Public Health, Covid-19, Pandemic, Kashmir
Subjects:	Social sciences > Social problems & services > Other social problems and services
Divisions:	Azim Premji University - Bengaluru > School of Development
Full Text Status:	Public
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URI:	http://publications.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/id/eprint/5546
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