Kashmir Life
“Why did not 93% people vote and why so many persons came out to...
Shantmanu, the senior IAS officer who is state’s Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) was depressed the whole day on April 9 when an unprecedented situation...
Bloody Sunday
One of the bloodiest polling days in Kashmir’s recent history left 8 dead and over two hundred injured. Zubair Sofi manages to travel through...
Dr Farooq Abdullah
When at the age of 78, Kashmir’s flamboyant politician Dr Farooq Abdullah lost his first ever election in 2014, he was almost written off...
Left with stones only, we turned to be stone pelters
by Ajaz Wani
As the kids in the rest of the country aspire for a decent and joyful life, ours in the Kashmir valley are...
An open letter to an Indian Friend
by Junaid shaida
Dear Pal.
Greetings of the day,
I know it will sound odd of writing an open letter to you rather than adopting so other medium...
The tearful eyes…
by Javeed Ahmad Rather
“Splinters and ashes,
Shrieks and smoke
Noise of wails,
Frightful mourning
Scary gun powder,
Bloody stones,
Borders,
Homes afire
Trenches with skeletons,
Ramparts, and repentant time,
Scattered scriptures,
Wet soil and
Thetearful eyes of...
April 9, 2017: A Day to remember
By: Javid Ahmad Ahangar
“The worst thing that can happen in a democracy-as well as in an individual's life - is to become cynical about...
KEG condemns intimidation of reporter by a political worker; seeks strong action
SRINAGAR
Kashmir Editors Guild (KEG) has condemned the intimidation of a reporter by a political worker in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district.
Abdul Qayoom Khan, working for...
Budshah Still Lives?
More than 500 years have passed but Sultan Zainulabideen still dominates the governance circuit. Zubair Sofi asks people of eminence and history about the...
Zainapora, Budshah’s southern shelter
Almost following a central Asian saint, Zainulabideen reached a dusky south Kashmir village to create his palace and a garrison. The village remembers everything...
Budshah’s Nallai Mar
For ages, rulers in Kashmir have constructed canals to improve life and production. But there is no ruler who could come even closer to...
Whither Zainageer
One of the major belts that Budshah made famous was the Zainageer in Sopore outskirts. He had built a palace and set up a...
Zainakote Conversion
Budshah found the karewa an ideal spot to oversee a bird abundant wetland, hunt and rest. Shahmiris gone, the garden became a habitation and...
Zainatilak, The Missing Town
Budshah built massive infrastructure in his half a century rule. Barring a few canals, nothing exists. But almost everything he built, names are still...
Deconstructing Budshah
Kashmir’s medieval Sultan Zain-ul-Abideen was tolerant, secular, humane and lover of knowledge and art. He built Kashmir and faced challenges as any other ruler...
