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After a gap of four long years, the historic Darbar Move has once again been restored by the Omar Abdullah-led National Conference government in Jammu and Kashmir. The tradition—deeply entrenched in the political and cultural consciousness of the region—was discontinued by the Governor’s administration in 2021, citing the enormous costs and logistical complexities involved. Its revival now, as promised in the National Conference manifesto, has evoked a spectrum of responses: nostalgia among the sentimental, skepticism among the pragmatic, and curiosity among the observers who ask—will this really make any difference in a region already transformed by administrative and technological shifts?

The Darbar Move is not just an administrative practice—it is a legacy. It traces its

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