Islam’s First Kashmir Address
Islam existed in Kashmir even 200 years before Kalhana wrote his Rajatarangni. But the immigrants who would come as mercenaries and traders would mostly restrict to an area that was designated for the low-castes, the Mleccha’s. It was only after Zulchu’s devastation and Rinchana’s conversion that Mlecch Mar got a…
Why can’t we do our maths properly?
by Jahangir Raina It is that time of the year when people are thinking about filing their returns. I am…
Why NC and PDP Can Not Refuse Power Ever?
by AtharParvaiz It is said that some Asian tribes catch monkeys by placing a piece of fruit into a hole…
A Phenomenal Struggle
In making individuals achieve their objectives, there are lots of people who contribute, especially in case of have-nots. But there…
Driven Over
Last week, Kashmir witnessed another harrowing clip of a killing recorded by some citizen journalist. Saima Bhat visited the family…
One of the fierce speakers on the TV, Ravinder Raina is BJP’s Nowshehra lawmaker. Days ahead of his elevation as…
After The Ceasefire
by Khursheed Wani For the second time during ongoing Kashmir insurgency, the government in New Delhi has announced a unilateral ceasefire…
Ceasefire In Retrospect
As the political parties in the state are readying to approach the centre for a ceasefire to prevent mass recruitment…
Virtual Communication
A young man with a well to do background has not let his inability to hear and speak dominate his…
Alia Bhatt Is In Love With Kashmir
SRINAGAR: Bollywood actress Alia Bhatt is gradually emerging as the big Kashmir fan who wants everybody to shoot in Kashmir.…
Romancing the Lake
by Mihir Patilhande Srinagar’s jewel, Dal Lake is the major tourist attraction in the city centre. When you think of the…
Let Jinnah Stay Back
by Dr Altaf Hussain Para The disturbances and uproar in Aligarh Muslim University followed by assaults on its students by…
Requiem for Rehti
Since 1998 when her fingers were broken by the soldier who took her son, Rehti did not leave even a…
Fazlul Haseeb, IAS
UPSC 2017, the results of which were out last week, recorded the lowest ever performance of J&K in recent years.…
Ghulam Nabi Patel
On April 25, 2018, Ghulam Nabi Mir, 65, was killed near Rajpora in Pulwama when unidentified gunmen fired at his…
1865: Kashmir Weavers’ Agitation
By all accounts, world’s first organised labour agitation took place in Kashmir on April 29, 1865, almost 21 years before…
Communalism A Chronology
The Hindu Right has evolved its own distinction in narrating and understanding history, especially of Kashmir. In the last of…
Jammu’s Alternating Narratives
After the gruesome Kathua tragedy, almost everybody is asking: what is happening in Jammu? And why is it happening at…
Carpenting Poetry
When a mischievous boy with Afghan blood was forced out of a seminary at the age of 14, he broke…
Pitch Inertia
While sports is being seen as the only way-out in youth engagement, Umar Mukhtar found nothing much on ground in infrastructure as…
