Babra Wani
Babra Wani holds a postgraduate degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from the University of Kashmir. She reports across multiple beats with a focus on in-depth, society-centric stories and has a strong interest in the Urdu language, which she actively reads and writes.
Kashmir’s Gaade Saal
Across urban Kashmir, families still gather each winter for gaade saal, an all-fish feast, especially for the families of their daughters, reports Babra Wani
In...
Srinagar’s Fish Market
Chattabal's century-old fish market thrives on tradition and trade, yet vendors remain without a permanent home despite decades of promises and pending land transfers,...
Translating Kashmir
As Kashmiri literature crosses linguistic boundaries, translators confront questions of fidelity, cultural loss, readership and preservation, reports Babra Wani
For centuries, Kashmir's literary inheritance has...
What Is Ram Rajya?
A review of Rama Rajya, Prafull Goradia and Jaganniwas Iyer's reinterpretation of the Ramayana as a treatise on ethical statecraft and governance, writes Babra...
Kashmir: The Fateh Kadal Karkahanas
In a century-old Fateh Kadal kaarkhana on the Jhelum's banks, ageing woodcarvers keep a fading Kashmiri craft alive, even as their children walk away...
Can a Little Girl’s Gaze Make Us Rethink What It Means to Grow Up?
by Babra Wani
A chance encounter with a little girl makes an adult revisit childhood memories, forgive old hurts, and realise adulthood is far less...
Translating Kashmir’s Literature
Kashmiri writers, translators and institutions discuss with Babra Wani why translation matters for a language with limited global reach, and the losses, gains and...
Kashmir: Tulail Class Tales
Students in Tulail travel up to 35 kilometres daily for college, facing costly transport, unfinished hostels, absent teachers and no medical facilities, reports Babra...
Reviving Kashmir’s Snow Trout
Kashmir's native snow trout is disappearing from rivers and lakes. Scientists at SKUAST are breeding fish to release into the wild, reports Babra Wani
For...
Kashmir’s No Strings Women
Across Kashmir, educated and financially independent women are quietly but firmly rejecting marriage, shaped by heartbreak, toxic homes, and the hard-won joy of living...
Kashmir’s Fish Prescription
Doctors across Kashmir increasingly prescribe fish for hair loss, fertility, heart health, and child development, citing omega-3 benefits over costly supplements, reports Babra Wani
Bisma, 29,...
Kashmir’s Constitutional Crossroads
In her latest book, Priya Jain traces Kashmir's history and Article 370's abrogation, examining how law, politics, and identity collided on August 5, 2019,...
Kashmir’s Pellet Memories
Ten years after pellet guns blinded protesters in Kashmir, a Bollywood trailer, Delhi protests and a local political row have reopened old wounds, reviving...
Kashmir: Deadly Monsoons
Cloudbursts and flash floods tore through Jammu and Kashmir over three days, killing more than 28 people, sweeping away homes and vehicles, and forcing...
Omar’s Statehood Protest
Omar Abdullah's Jantar Mantar protest for statehood restoration draws criticism over timing, absent allies and an auto-rickshaw controversy, reports Babra Wani
On July 20, the opening...
