Kashmir Life
Silently Successful
As the parents felt the crisis in schooling their deaf and dumb son in Bandipore, they migrated to Srinagar. Almost two decades later, the...
Shell Shocked
It has been a decade since the ordinance depots a Khundru went up in flames sending explosive projectiles to every place, in orchards, fields,...
The Child Bookseller
by Younis Kaloo
Near the marble-topped stairs of a metro station in Delhi, 10 year-old Gaurav sets his makeshift stall in the early morning. With...
Crimson Streams
by Asif Sultan Matta
Thou ask me about the autumnal beauty
And the full charm of the Chinar tree?
Let me thank thee for reminding
The inert beauty...
Once Again
In the midst of Doval doctrine, BJP identified the “right moment” to engage with Kashmir politically. As Dineshwar Sharma, a man from the security...
‘One of the big failures of Pakistan’s Kashmir policy has been its pure focus...
Ahsan Butt is Washington based Pakistani political scientist who teaches at the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University. His first...
Briefing
BERGEN
Kashmir’s two human rights defenders, Parveena Ahangar and Parvez Imroz received the Rafto Prize 2017 for their long campaign to expose human rights violations,...
Mirror Haters
An autoimmune disease that leads patches of skin to lose their pigment shows first in body parts exposed to the sun. It gradually spreads...
Crack Down
by Shabir Ahmad Mir
In the mirror, he could see the calendar hanging from the wall behind him. He could even see the hole besides...
Briefing
PULWAMA
The picture of Hizb militant Sameer Bhat, alias Tiger, holding the American assault rifle, M4 carbine extensively used by US armed forces, in an...
Digital Teaching
While the smart classrooms and the Skype teaching are two parallel forms of digital education, teachers caught between unrest and examinations tagged the two...
Red Returns
by Khursheed Wani
Last week parts of capital Srinagar woke up to an unusual sight and activity after a considerable time. Many areas in the...
Growing Global Apple
Within less than a year, a state funded scheme has started changing Kashmir periphery. Growers have started understanding the importance of axing more than...
Injuries from firearm, pellets and airway problem emanating from shelling is an additional, challenging...
In an election held after seven years, Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) elected Dr Suhail Naik 35, a pediatrician, as its president. Hailing from Shopian...
The charade of interlocution
by Raees-ul-Hamid Paul
To the majority of those, whose eyeballs remain stared at developments in Kashmir, North Block ostensibly seems to have woken up from...
