I am creating this thread where I will be sharing stories of Kashmirs Entrepreneurs, what they have gone through since August 5, Many of them are young digital entrepreneurs for whom Internet is Bread and Butter. Keep adding if you come across some stories on twitter or SM
Here is @iMudasirAli https://twitter.com/iMudasirAli/status/1227991589223464961?s=19">https://twitter.com/iMudasirA...
@shadesofchinar https://twitter.com/shadesofchinar/status/1228240182383529984?s=19">https://twitter.com/shadesofc...
@asmitabee writes about Kashmir. Dystopia vs Development

She speaks to @Azmat_Ali_Mir @qazizaid89 of @FreePressK and Me https://www.livemint.com/mint-lounge/features/dystopia-vs-development-the-kashmir-paradox-11571377960811.html">https://www.livemint.com/mint-loun...
Dystopia vs development: The Kashmir paradox

Before the communication shutdown, things were looking up for young Kashmiri entrepreneurs.Now, with funds drying up and no internet, more than 100 startups in the valley have had to put the brakes...

https://www.livemint.com/mint-lounge/features/dystopia-vs-development-the-kashmir-paradox-11571377960811.html
@moazum_m speaks to young entrepreneurs in Kashmir https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/states/story/20191230-j-k-a-crippled-economy-1629696-2019-12-23">https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/...
J&K: A Crippled Economy

The internet shutdown has all but wiped out fledgling start-up businesses in the Valley.

https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/states/story/20191230-j-k-a-crippled-economy-1629696-2019-12-23
The embargo on social media has come as a blow for the female entrepreneurs who were battling stereotypes in this volatile region, and pursuing their dreams to be entrepreneurs. https://www.news18.com/news/india/how-internet-shutdown-killed-the-dreams-of-kashmirs-young-female-entrepreneurs-even-before-it-began-2475465.html">https://www.news18.com/news/indi...
How Internet Ban Clipped Wings of Young Women Entrepreneurs in Kashmir Before They Even Took Flight

The embargo on social media has come as a blow for women in the Valley who were battling stereotypes in this volatile region, and pursuing their dreams to be entrepreneurs.

https://www.news18.com/news/india/how-internet-shutdown-killed-the-dreams-of-kashmirs-young-female-entrepreneurs-even-before-it-began-2475465.html
my own office keys are still lying with my friend in Kashmir. I havent been to office since Aug 4. https://twitter.com/shabirbilal14/status/1228369963179794439?s=20">https://twitter.com/shabirbil...
Here is @peerashiq writing for The Hindu https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.thehindu.com/news/national/in-a-land-without-internet-how-the-communication-blackout-is-forcing-young-entrepreneurs-out-of-kashmir-valley/article30219792.ece/amp/">https://www.google.com/amp/s/www...
In a land without Internet: How the communication blackout is forcing young entrepreneurs out of...

With the Internet blackout stretching for more than 120 days in Jammu and Kashmir, start-ups which began with much fanfare are closing down. Peerzada Ashiq reports on young Kashmiri entrepreneurs who...

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.thehindu.com/news/national/in-a-land-without-internet-how-the-communication-blackout-is-forcing-young-entrepreneurs-out-of-kashmir-valley/article30219792.ece/amp/
Since August, however, Iqras business has ground to a halt and she hasn’t received a single order, Iqra said. Her team of four workers is thus out of work. https://www.google.com/amp/s/theprint.in/india/entrepreneurs-to-jobless-in-3-months-no-internet-kills-kashmirs-next-gen-businesses/330437/%3famp">https://www.google.com/amp/s/the...
Entrepreneurs to jobless in 3 months — no internet kills Kashmir's next-gen businesses

Thursday, 5 December, marks four months of internet blackout in Kashmir. L-G Murmu has said internet will be restored 'in phases' as the situation 'becomes more normal'.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/theprint.in/india/entrepreneurs-to-jobless-in-3-months-no-internet-kills-kashmirs-next-gen-businesses/330437/%3famp
"The situation arising post-August has ruined my business & I am not even able to pay electricity bills for my office. I havent paid my office rent for this period and interest rates are mounting,”lamented Tufail Shah, who had started his venture in & #39;15 https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.deccanherald.com/amp/national/north-and-central/internet-gag-dents-entrepreneurs-business-in-kashmir-790983.html">https://www.google.com/amp/s/www...
Internet gag dents entrepreneurs' business in Kashmir

Though relative normalcy may have returned to Kashmir after five months of uncertainty post abrogation of Article 370, there is no relief to the agony of young entrepreneurs as mounting interest

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.deccanherald.com/amp/national/north-and-central/internet-gag-dents-entrepreneurs-business-in-kashmir-790983.html
Adding my own story here as well, after this post, the amount of trolling I went through was crazy. I had to deactivate my account, keep it in private mode for a month https://twitter.com/ShayanNabi/status/1182277931667603457?s=19">https://twitter.com/ShayanNab...
“Internet to these young women was like air and water to you and me,” says Ashiq. “It is a lost opportunity. We are disempowering women — not empowering them.” https://www.google.com/amp/s/thewire.in/women/kashmir-internet-social-media-ban/amp/">https://www.google.com/amp/s/the...
Kashmir's Women Entrepreneurs Watch Helplessly as the Social Media Ban Kills Their Businesses

For many women across the erstwhile state, Instagram was the only platform where they could advertise products and conduct sales.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/thewire.in/women/kashmir-internet-social-media-ban/amp/
"Our handicraft sector, that is solely based on the internet, is at a standstill. As a result, 50,000 artisans are jobless,” Ashiq said, adding that the export of its heritage industry handicrafts had declined by 62%.  https://www.voanews.com/extremism-watch/kashmir-internet-shutdown-takes-toll-economy">https://www.voanews.com/extremism...
Kashmir Internet Shutdown Takes Toll on Economy 

The internet shutdown in India's Muslim-majority state of Jammu and Kashmir, which shows no signs of abating and has been the longest lockdown in a democracy, is taking a toll on the local economy...

https://www.voanews.com/extremism-watch/kashmir-internet-shutdown-takes-toll-economy
“Around 1 lakh people who extract sand and around 50,000 tippers, that ferry this sand, will be directly affected now. So around 1.5 lakh people will go jobless in one blow. These people are mostly illiterates so how will they feed their families?” https://kashmirlife.net/sand-storm-issue-45-vol-11-223571/">https://kashmirlife.net/sand-stor...
Sand Storm

At the peak of internet blockade, UT administration e-auctioned around 100 sand blocks along the Jhelum river and some of its tributaries. Most of these blocks were bagged by non-locals leaving...

https://kashmirlife.net/sand-storm-issue-45-vol-11-223571/
Here is @_Faysal& #39;s ordeal https://twitter.com/_Faysal/status/1228592780190113792?s=19">https://twitter.com/_Faysal/s...
Nahvi estimated Kashmir Box has lost one crore rupees in the past 3 months, said, “In past 7 seven years, Flipkart became a billion-$ company.But we in Kashmir are still struggling to survive even after 8 years as the situation has never been stable here.” https://www.huffingtonpost.in/entry/internet-blockade-kashmir-370_in_5dd4120ee4b028849eab18c9">https://www.huffingtonpost.in/entry/int...
'Choked & Crippled': How The Internet Blockade Is Devastating Kashmir’s Entrepreneurs And Innovators

The unprecedented internet shutdown is crushing Kashmir's entrepreneurial spirit.

https://www.huffingtonpost.in/entry/internet-blockade-kashmir-370_in_5dd4120ee4b028849eab18c9
@BurhanSpeaks https://twitter.com/BurhanSpeaks/status/1228661759071981568?s=19">https://twitter.com/BurhanSpe...
https://twitter.com/rayees_mushtaq/status/1228595147321020416?s=19">https://twitter.com/rayees_mu...
@aqibgatoo& #39;s story https://twitter.com/AqibGatoo/status/1228692809257037824?s=19">https://twitter.com/AqibGatoo...
http://www.forbesindia.com/article/special/kashmir039s-tourism-sector-faces-losses-over-rs-9000-cr-14-lakh-people-lose-jobs/57275/1">https://www.forbesindia.com/article/s...
Kashmir's Tourism Sector Faces Losses Over Rs 9,000 Cr; 1.4 Lakh People Lose Jobs | Forbes India

The Internet shutdown since August 5 has caused severe distress in the region. Tourism contributes 8 percent to the state's GDP

http://www.forbesindia.com/article/special/kashmir039s-tourism-sector-faces-losses-over-rs-9000-cr-14-lakh-people-lose-jobs/57275/1
A Kashmir Journalist was forced to do manual Labour https://twitter.com/Meherr_/status/1229251485806026752?s=19">https://twitter.com/Meherr_/s...
https://twitter.com/darRayees/status/1228644131842535425?s=19">https://twitter.com/darRayees...
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