Kashmir Life
Spark – Insha Maqbool – Young Life
Insha Maqbool
All of my dark patches
moments of choas,
sigh’s of sorrows
had ignited in me,
the worlds most
powerful spark,
the spark of patience.
I was 4 only
when i was...
Urdu Literature!!! – Young Life
Syed Mustafa Ahmad
Hajibagh, HMT
Today, the literature of Urdu is dying;
Because we only know false crying.
Our gems of literature are buying;
An honest writer is sighing.
Prem...
Artwork by Guleen Shah – Young Life
Guleen Shah
Class: 1st ‘C’
School: Presentation Convent
Cashmere Misgovernment
A British army officer Robert Thorp (1838-1868) was the son of a Kashmiri mother and a British colonel. While visiting Kashmir, he was disturbed...
Chanderkant Sharma
On April 10, just two days ahead of parliamentary elections, Chanderkant Sharma, 50, a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) leader was shot dead along with...
Ruined for life
After losing his eyesight to the pellets, a young man fought odds to come to the terms with enforced disability. Finally, his family encouraged...
Exhibit Restraint
The electioneering has remained a comparatively peaceful affair since 2014. There were not many attacks on the people contesting polls, during the process. It...
Briefing
NEW DELHI
Skipping the two earlier summons sent by the NIA, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on third notice finally landed in New Delhi to appear before...
Why No One Listens To Engineers?
by Er Firdous Bhat
Engineering profession in Jammu and Kashmir, like the rest of the world, is an important and essential institution for development, welfare and...
State Subject: The Evolution Story
Right now when Kashmiri’s entire political class has launched a serious campaign to preserve the demographic composition of J&K, Dr Nitin Chandel details how...
Between Death and Democracy
Being in politics at an ideologically split place is difficult. But being a political worker for a unionist party in south Kashmir is hugely...
A Lone Fight
A week ahead of the first phase of polling, Shams Irfan spent a few days trekking north Kashmir to understand how the two Lones...
Stop state squeeze
Journalists have been under threat for long.
Getting hauled up by the police is routine. Getting beaten up by the security forces is usual. Getting...
by Anjum Bashir – Young Life
by Anjum Bashir
The terrorist attack
My eyes refuse to close
It won’t let me sleep
My soul itches
As I toss and turn,
The image of his gun
Imprinted on my...
Artwork by Guleen Shah – Young Life
Guleen Shah
Class: 1st ‘C’
School: Presentation Convent
