Kashmir Life
Missing paper trail
The art of producing one of the most long-lasting and durable papers was mastered in Kashmir long before the advent of paper mills. But...
Hay days
A few strings of straw woven to make slippers were common footwear, not so long ago. Waseem Ahad reports.
Whenever Mohammad Akbar Pala, 70,...
Rangarajan III
Rangarajan committee has submitted its report on employment generation in J&K. Will the recommendations see implementation or will it meet the same fate as...
Engaging the Generals
Resumption of diplomatic engagements between India and Pakistan may not be helpful unless, experts say, India talks directly to the Pakistan military. Iftikhar Gilani reports.
Red and Green
Peoples Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti stirred a controversy when she gave a Powerpoint presentation at her press conference, and displayed a state map...
Mosque With Warmth
In the chill of Kashmir’s winters when everyone loves to sit in their cozy homes at leisure, a mosque in the frontier district of...
Denuding Kashmir
Timber smuggling fuelled by a construction boom is causing widespread destruction to the forests in Kashmir in the absence of a coherent forest policy...
‘Imported’ housemaids
Many Kashmiri families are employing girls from outside the state as housemaids. Most of these girls from poor families take the job to help...
Last Days of Maqbool Butt
Kashmir Life reproduces the article published in The Week, a Malyalam Manorama publication (February 19-25, 1984), a week after Maqbool Butt was hanged in...
Revolution
As millions pour into the streets in the Arab World to register their resentment against the corrupt undemocratic regimes, seen mostly as U.S. puppets,...
Social Media Revolution
Social media can be an important tool in organising anti-establishment protests but it can’t be the only one. Excerpts from an analysis by Marko...
Getting wings
Girls in Kashmir are venturing into various new professions. ALIYA BASHIR takes a look on their flight in the aviation sector.
Many Kashmiri girls are...
Tales From The Valley
Kashmir’s narratives are coming to fore, with young writers writing for an international audience. After Basharat Peer’s acclaimed memoir Curfewed Night which talked of...
Flagging Kashmir
The BJP may not have been able to hoist a flag at Lal Chowk but it sent a message across the country appealing to...
Fair Share of Business Pie
In the male-dominated entrepreneurship arena in Kashmir, few women had made their mark. Aliya Bashir speaks with those who have overcome obstacles and established...
