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Babra Wani

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Rohi and Aqib

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...

Chadar Trek: An Introduction

Dictated by crippling inaccessibility during winter, residents in Zanskar used to travel in groups over the frozen river and reach Kargil and Leh. With...

PMS Prevalence in Kashmir

With entire attention focussed on the vital hygienic aspects of the women’s monthly cycle, awareness is missing at the ground level about stormy upheavals...

Aishmuqam: An Introduction

by Babra Wani It is said locally that Aishmuqam is an ancient village and has been a great subject of folklore as well. There are...

Ahmer Khan’s ‘Fearless Reporting’ Earns Him Martin Adler Prize at BAFTA

SRINAGAR: An independent multimedia journalist Ahmer Khan, a resident of Kashmir made a mark for himself as he received a prestigious award from the...

Kashmir, Islam and Identity

Notwithstanding its remoteness, Kashmir has always remained connected with the major movements the world over. Its transition to Islam is one such milestone. However,...

Amarnath Yatra Becomes Motorable, Sparks Criticism

by Babra Wani SRINAGAR: In a first of its kind development, the route leading to the Amarnath cave in Jammu and Kashmir has been made...

A Patient’s Uphill Task

With almost the entire ground level of multi-storey commercial spaces reserved for trade, the medical laboratories and diagnostic centres operate upstairs. In the absence...

Lubna’s Wait for Evacuation

A Kashmiri women settled in Gaza has been waiting for an evacuation since October 7. Babra Wani communicated with her to get an idea...

Inside Kashmir Women’s Drug Closet

The media reporting about Kashmir having tens of thousands of female drug addicts is unfairly fancy and fake. But that never means a small...

Unpaid For Three Months, GMC, SKIMS Postgraduate Doctors Battling to Survive

by Babra Wani SRINAGAR: Resident doctors pursuing their post-graduation from Government Medical College (GMC) Srinagar and Sher-I-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) have not received...

An Unassuming Fighter

Babra Wani writes about her classmate who hid the huge load she was carrying behind the laughter that would echo in the classroom. Read...

Cricket Fans

With the World Cup around the corner, Babra Wani meets elderly cricket fans to understand why their love for the game has not faded...

An Exceptional Trader

Abdul Hameed Wani, who owns and runs Kashmir’s only private apple mandi deep in south Kashmir is a self-made businessman, whose trade is dictated...

Bilquis In Business

Her father gifted her a piece of orchard on the roadside and sought a promise that she would utilize it for a sustainable activity....