Kashmir’s Amir-e-Kabir Days
The period between 1371 and 1405, during the initial days of the Shahmiri Sultanate, was extremely crucial in Kashmir’s transition to Islam. It witnessed the arrival of Amir-e-Kabir, his son and their 1000-odd followers who joined a more than 200-year old campaign for…
NC and BJP Get Equal Mandate In Jammu and Kashmir
SRINAGAR: In the Lok Sabha elections, the results of which were announced on Thursday, National Conference and BJP have won…
US Clears Revolutionary Catheters Developed by Kashmir American Cardiologist
SRINAGAR: In an interesting development that acknowledges the Kashmir talent, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted premarket…
Three Friends, one Fate
A year after three young friends were killed in cold blood, their families chased the case and finally met the…
Winds of Change
With the setting up of an Industrial Estate, Lassipora seemingly has undergone palpable socio-economic change. Alongside tangible infrastructure improvements, the…
Model Teacher
Faheem Mir meets a Rehbar-e-Taleem teacher who donates her modest earnings to the poor students in her class. Her colleagues…
Youngest Author
Born to a family where poetry and scholarship is routine way of growth, Touyiba bint Javaid is Kashmir’s youngest author,…
Kashmir was always interesting and enigmatic. Charles Adolphus Murray, the 7th Earl of Dunmore was in Srinagar in May 1892,…
Sushil Attri
In a bizarre turn of events, a Kashmir Administrative Service (KAS) officer Sushil Attri was found dead, hanging inside his…
Whither Assembly Elections
The elaborate exercise of holding Lok Sabha elections is now nearing to closure in India. By May 23, everybody will…
Societal Shame
by Tasavur Mushtaq With protesters clashing with police and paramilitary forces at several places, Kashmir came to a halt on…
Supriya Sahu, Director General Doordarshan on game show KBC and the issues related with the DD-Kashir KASHMIR LIFE (KL): Can…
Science Behind Ramadan Fasting
by Dr Zeenat Farooq Apart from the spiritual experience that a person undergoes during Ramadan fasting, there are tremendous scientific…
Body Beautiful
Gone are the days when the girls were under pressure to look good. The social media has pushed men to…
Why India’s Largest Democracy Is In Critical Stage?
by Er Sheikh Aaqib India claims to be the world’s largest democracy for seven decades. Maybe it is the largest…
Why KU Ban On Vehicle Movement Within The Campus Is A Good Idea?
by AtharParvaiz Late on Wednesday evening, a friend from Kashmir University (KU) sent me some photos which he had taken…
Kashmir’s First Preacher
In this brief write-up, Dr Darakhshan Abdullah offers an idea about Islam’s emphasis on preaching while offering basic details about…
Wushu Inspector
A handicraft artisan’s son fought odds to become the only male in his modest family to study and become Kashmir’s…
Why Babri Beoul Symbolises Kashmir Ramzan?
by M J Aslam Kashmiris have a rich tradition of ending their daily fast at sunset in the holy month…
Election Takeaways
After Jammu and Kashmir concluded the security-intensive Lok Sabha polls that exhibited low participation, Shams Irfan reports the tensions in…
Suicide On Road
After finding the situation not conducive to sustain his family, a man who availed the rehabilitation package to return home,…
Following Fathers To Graves
In south Kashmir that witnessed a spurt in militancy, post-Burhan Wani, Umar Mukhtar traced a couple of rebels who followed…
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Dial For A Gift
She was in the MBA classroom when she started her business from her upmarket residence. She takes orders for gifts…
Wow, 10 Years!
In the last decade of our uninterrupted operations, a number of journalists remained associated with Kashmir Life. Some came to…