The project, Yaarbal: Letters from Kashmir, aimed at gathering diverse and dissenting voices of Kashmiri women in the form of letters—addressed to a friend, a parent, a lover, a ghost, a place, or to no one in particular. 

By using letter writing as an anchor, we aimed to go beyond the nuances of ‘research’, where it is challenging for women to talk-write about their experiences; thereby, making them feel seen and heard through these letters. 

In these letters, we wanted Kashmiri women to be themselves by candidly sharing their emotions and experiences to revive the spirit and power of Yaarbal. The final seventeen pieces attempt to add a unique dimension to the existing discourse in Kashmir by fueling the informal documentation of Kashmiri women’s lived realities and memories.