Kashmir Life
Remember you in Prayer
Mohsin Mohi Ud Din
I remember the horror and anger and helplessness I felt when my aunt, Icia, was murdered by security forces in...
Transformers
Come winter and the power transformers will be in huge demand. Owing to the voltage fluctuations and massive load for lighting and heating, the...
Bought and sold
for a few thousand rupees many women from poor families in West Bengal are married to poor or mostly disabled Kashmiri men. Most of...
KISHTWAR
For many decades of its existence, Adbi Markaz Kamraz has remained a perpetual address to part of the literature that Kashmir produced. Almost all...
Living Torture
The government has scuttled a bill aimed at preventing torture by police and punishing the perpetrators. Khursheed Wani analyses why the state is reluctant...
Curfewed Marriages
Big fat Kashmiri weddings have become austere this season, thanks to long curfews and shutdowns, but the simple ceremonies have much bigger hassles in...
Peacemaker’s Home Plan
Son of a wealthy landlord, a Kashmiri American is investing his time trying to do his bit to help his homeland. Ikhlaq Qadri meets Bashir G Ahmed.
Dismayed
The much hyped talk of appointing interlocutors for Kashmir have started as a damp squib, with most people dismayed by New Delhi’s choice. Iftikhar...
Justice interrupted
Judiciary has been defunct for more than three months as lawyers across Kashmir have gone on strike against the jailing of their colleagues. Ikhlaq...
Woman of power
She made a career choice, which was unheard of for a woman in conservative Kashmir. Braving norms and perceptions, she kept going. Aliya Bashir reports on the first woman chief engineer of Kashmir.
Scarred for Life
Hundreds of people injured during the current unrest are fighting a lonely battle for survival, and hope - of a better future. Though in...
Palestine, Palestine
Palestine and Kashmir are seen as dangerous places in the world and arouse passions among Muslims. Iftikhar Gilani reports the striking similarities and distinctive...
Helping To Heal
Adversity brings out the best in humans with conscience. Kashmir’s trying times saw many well meaning people come out to support the needy, Help...
A law of lawlessness
With debate over revocation of AFSPA getting a lot of media attention, Kashmir Life looks into the law believed to be the source of gross human rights violations in J&K.
Caught in the storm
Beaten first by rough weather, the year has been tough for Gujjar nomads, with the long shutdown adding to their woes. Ikhlaq Qadri reports.
Herding...
