Kashmir Life
Has Comparison Become Modern Society’s Greatest Psychological Distraction?
by Mumtaza Akhter
An examination of how social comparison shapes academic pressure, marriage patterns, mental health, and cultural transformation in modern society.
In today's society, the...
Solar Rooftops: A Commoner’s Guide
While installing a rooftop solar power plant, what are the issues one must look at, Syed Musaib explains to Lilac Ali
KASHMIR LIFE (KL): Despite...
Is TET Enough to Restore Accountability in Education?
by Javaid Jawad
A reflective critique on declining accountability in education, arguing that TET alone cannot revive professionalism, integrity, and learning standards.
The recent landmark judgment...
Is Kashmir Replacing Books with Distraction?
by Umair al Umar
A reflection on fading reading habits, digital distractions, and the urgent need to revive intellectual curiosity and research culture.
I often find...
Is Kashmir Rewriting India’s Gender Story?
by Ruqaya Akhter
An analysis of Jammu and Kashmir’s improving sex ratio, healthcare gains, and the shifting realities of gender balance.
In many parts of India,...
Has Israel’s Defiance of Trump Shattered the 100-Day US-Iran Truce?
by Asad Mirza
Israeli strikes on Iran have shattered a fragile US-brokered truce, deepening regional conflict and undermining Trump’s peace initiative
Marking exactly 100 days since...
Is Higher Education in Kashmir Ready for Generation Z?
by Dr Arshed Iqbal Dar
An analysis of declining enrolment, changing student aspirations, and the urgent need to modernise higher education in Jammu and Kashmir.
The...
Briefing June 7-13, 2026
URI
A 22-year-old man from Muzaffarabad crossed the Line of Control in the Uri sector, allegedly to meet a young woman from Uri in Kashmir...
In Kashmir, What Are We Teaching Our Boys?
by Dr Harjeet Singh and Dr Abdul Mohsin
Budgam tragedy raises urgent questions about how boys are raised, online misogyny, social double standards, and society’s...
Kashmir’s Fraying Social Fabric
Disturbing crimes involving minors are forcing Kashmir to confront uncomfortable questions about morality and social change.
The recent rape and murder of a 12-year-old girl...
What Is the Purpose of Man? The Three Spittings
by Syed Ahfadul Mujhtaba
A remembered literary conversation in the 1990s Rehari explores mortality, meaning, and human insignificance through Akhtar Mohiuddin’s haunting parable of the three...
How a Cricket Tournament Became One of India’s Most Powerful Economic Engines?
by Sri Varshith Kumar Reddy E
A 19-year-old league now generates more per-match broadcast revenue than the English Premier League, employs half a million people,...
Kashmir’s Drifting Generation
Kashmir's students face a widening gap between personal ambition and systemic pressure, reports Lilac Ali
Sayim walked into university with unshakable clarity of purpose. He...
Has Mobile Journalism Turned Into a Public Nuisance Requiring Legal Safeguards?
by Haris Fayaz
Unchecked mobile journalism is undermining privacy, ethics, and professional reporting, raising calls for legal safeguards
Walk through any street today, and you’ll notice something...
Is the Quad Expanding Its Strategic Reach in the Indo-Pacific?
by Madhura Meenakshi Tanikella
Quad ministers unveiled new Indo-Pacific security and infrastructure initiatives, signalling deeper strategic coordination amid growing competition with China.
On May 26, External...
