(ISSUE 69)
KASHMIR
Kashmir today is synonymous with violence. It is seen as a ‘problem’ area, a ‘lost paradise’. Kashmir is all of this but a lot more too. To highlight this the Pitara team brought out a special issue on Kashmir in April 2004. The issue presented Kashmir in all its different dimensions and complexities; it included an analysis of the current situation from a historical perspective; the concept of ‘kashmiriyat’; the situation of women; the impact of violence on common people; folk tales from the region; as well articles on Jammu and Ladakh.

(ISSUE 76)
KHANA-KHAZANA
Khana Khazana is a food special, packed with lots of spicy information. It introduces Pitara readers to the world of sushi and the rivalry between Lucknawi and Hyderabadi biryani. It tells readers about the worlds hottest chilli (which comes from north-east India) and different lifestyles around food (like the floating markets of Thailand). Articles on serious issues like discriminatory practices around food, scarcity and government policies around nutrition also feature here.

(ISSUE 19)
BANDA KI BATIYAAN
This issue of Pitara was produced collectively by the Nirantar team and a group of women from Banda, a district in the Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh. The issue captures different aspects of rural life in that area – articles on how the poor eke out a living and the violence women face, a potted history from the viewpoint of women from marginalised communities, narratives of women who have broken stereotypes by becoming handpump mechanics or empowered themselves by becoming literate, and local folk stories and jokes.