Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. There is a knowledge vacuum regarding the connected histories of Kashmir since the 2000 years of its formative history. There has been systematic academic neglect which gave rise to a host of misconceptions and misrepresentations due to the rush towards separatist politics, said a press release. India News | Path to Peace, Reconciliation Lies in Reclaiming Kashmir's Plural, Open and Cosmopolitan Histories: Expert.