Kashmir Life
Sajjad takes the plunge
It is no longer the time for accusing People’s Conference leader Sajjad Gani Lone of fielding proxy candidates in elections.
Sightless, not visionless
He can see the world only through the light of Quran. After losing eyesight at an early age Ghulam Hassan Wagay illuminated his life...
Yet another jail account
by Sara Wani
Long ago a non-descript man used to visit a library I frequented, not in pursuit of knowledge but to visit his...
Jockeying Kashmir
For aspiring Radio Jockeys, Sophie is an inspiration. Her own life has a daily transition from a homely girl to a chirpy anchor. Shazia...
Lessons from Egypt
by Farooq Amin
I recently undertook a business trip to Egypt, famous for its rich history and some of the world’s most famous monuments, including...
Masters In Uniform
The allegations that the army had resorted to taking Kashmiris on forced labour (Begaar) during the last two decades has opened the historical wounds...
A thorny profession
The chestnuts they collect are more visible than the lives they lead. Haroon Mirani narrates the story of chestnut collectors, tucked around the fringes...
Film competition irks aspirants
Independent filmmakers allege that criteria fixed by the Cultural Academy are flawed, and designed to favour a certain section Shazia Khan reports.
Film makers in the state are annoyed at the criterion prescribed by the Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages for an upcoming films competition.
Film makers in the state are annoyed at the criterion prescribed by the Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages for an upcoming films competition.
A Tweed Tale
Weavers in Inder and Badibagh villages of Pulwama once sold tweed to international markets in Europe and America. Second World War dealt the first...
Bark, Bite and Shahtoosh
Naeem Akhtar
Nehru Gandhi connection with Kashmir can never be overemphasised as long as our problems rooted in partition of the subcontinent persist. And Kashmir will continue to be a black spot on the name of Jawaharlal who undoubtedly was a great lover of the place.
Train Runs Through It
The mini-train does not connect Kashmir with other parts of the world, it runs like a crawling caterpillar bisecting the valley plain. Maroosha Muzzaffar takes a ride on the train connecting south Kashmir’s Islamabad with north Kashmir’s Baramulla.
Lines of excellence
For forty years Bashir Ahmad Bashir has been drawing cartoons, which many say is the soul of the Srinagar Times. The cartoons have many...
Home Calling!
As New Delhi debates its surrender policy and draws flak for calling back ‘militants’ from PaK, hardly anyone explains that apart from intending or...
In Oblivion: Life of a Renegade’s family
They fought India’s war in Kashmir and paid with their lives. Now their families, ignored by government and ostracised by the society, fight a...
Bond is calling … r u there?
The Scottish have promoted and protected Harris Tweed, and made it the most sought after tweed in world. While Kashmir Tweed matches its European...
