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.
Surviving the Storm
In Kashmir’s ongoing drug menace, spreading like an epidemic, the focus remains on the addict, the ‘victim’ of the crisis. Babra Wani met the...
Kashmir’s Thriving Thrift Market
While the Sunday Market continues to be the only address for comfortable and budget shopping, it is not only getting popular with tourists alone....
The Bridging Couple
For almost five decades a couple has been rowing a boat to keep two Kashmir villages, lacking a bridge, stay connected. They worked on...
Pakistan: Menon Memories
Thirty years after The Hindu journalist Kesava Menon returned from his Pakistan posting, his memoir published by Speaking Tiger Books is a fresh commentary...
The JKSRTC Turnaround
Barely a few years after Jammu and Kashmir’s public transporter, the JKSRTC got a new fleet of trucks and buses, and the turnaround started....
IPC Successor, New Penal Code BNS Sees Man-Woman Relationship Differently
by Babra Wani
SRINAGAR: With the 163-year-old colonial-era Indian Penal Code (IPC) finally getting a makeover under three bills that the parliament passed, the Bharatiya...
Kashmir Filmmaker Arif Bashir Secures Top Honours at Swedish Awards
by Babra Wani
SRINAGAR: Kashmiri filmmaker Arif Bashir Naik secured the Swedish Academy Of Motion Picture Award in the short film category for his creation,...
Country of Blind Shot in Kashmir by Jammu Kashmir Professionals Vying for Oscar Nomination
by Babra Wani
SRINAGAR: In 1904, celebrated WG Wells penned a story with Nunez, the main character, who goes on to discover the hidden valley...
Video: Kashmir’s Traditional Barbers
by Babra Wani
SRINAGAR: In Anantnag District of South Kashmir, renowned for its culinary delights and scenic beauty, the open-air barber shops at the bustling...
Video: Story of a Kashmiri Octogenarian
by Babra Wani
SRINAGAR: Just a few kilometres away from Bijbihara is a village located, known as Malpora, Phuhar. The village is located on the...
Amid Ongoing Medication Shortage, Haemophilia Society Appeals for Intervention
by Babra Wani
SRINAGAR: In the midst of biting cold waves and plummeting temperatures in the Valley of Kashmir, a healthcare crisis is unfolding as...
‘I Sometimes Wonder Why Was I Born’, A Minor Kid of Estranged Parents Made...
by Babra Wani
SRINAGAR: The usual tense mood of the courtroom, had changed this weekend when Srinagar’s Family Court decided to hold a workshop, primarily...
Kashmir’s Breast Cancer Battle
As breast cancer emerges as the most rampant malady among women in Kashmir, Babra Wani met some survivors and treating oncologists to offer a...
Battling Body Shaming
Hundreds of men and women from diverse fields of life have been targeted for the ‘flaws’ their bodies have, including some which are the...
Remarkable Siblings
Born blind in a remote south Kashmir village, it was the mother who ensured that her children must study. Now, PhD scholars, the youngest...
