Kashmir Life
Education Is Not a Battleground
Communal politics around the SMVD medical college expose the dangers of turning educational institutions into ideological battlegrounds.
The controversy surrounding the derecognition of the Shri...
How Did Kashmiri Poetry Evolve from Vakh to The Modern Voice? 4/4
by Khawar Khan Achakzai
Post-Partition politics revitalised Kashmiri literature through Radio Kashmir, ushering in the Nadim era, followed by philosophically rich modern and post-classical poetry...
Why Anemia Continues to Haunt Kashmir Despite Government Schemes?
by Umair Shafiq Khanday
Despite government schemes, anaemia persists in Kashmir due to poor awareness, dietary habits, weak compliance, and social factors, demanding community education...
How Did Kashmiri Poetry Evolve from Vakh to The Modern Voice? 3/4
by Khawar Khan Achakzai
Twentieth-century Kashmiri literature marked a modern revival, blending mysticism, nationalism, and progressive humanism, led by Mahjur and Azad, who modernised language,...
Are Kashmiri Parents Chasing Grades While Children Lose Guidance and Character?
by Munazah Fayaz
In Kashmir’s grade-driven education culture, parental pressure sidelines moral guidance, weakening character formation and creating social imbalance despite academic success and professional...
How Did Kashmiri Poetry Evolve from Vakh to The Modern Voice? 2/4
by Khawar Khan Achakzai
Between 1500 and 1900, Kashmiri literature evolved under Persian dominance, producing enduring lyric, Sufi, Bhakti, masnawi and marsiya traditions through poets...
Does the US Withdrawal from Global Bodies Create Space for India to Lead UN...
by Asad Mirza
The US exit from major global institutions weakens multilateralism but opens strategic space for India and the Global South to reform and...
Is Inclusive Education for Children with Disabilities Still Only an Idea in India?
by Zaheer Jan
Despite strong legal safeguards, children with disabilities in Jammu and Kashmir remain excluded from mainstream education, exposing systemic gaps between policy intent...
How Did Kashmiri Poetry Evolve from Vakh to The Modern Voice? 1/4
by Khawar Khan Achakzai
Kashmir’s literary tradition reflects linguistic pluralism, contested language origins, bicultural Sanskrit-Persian influences, and a distinct indigenous synthesis shaped by mystic poets...
Can the Jammu–Srinagar National Highway Overcome Its Geological, Economic, and Political Vulnerabilities?
by Er. Mohammad Lateef and Er. Suhail Khanday
An in-depth analysis of NH-44 examines its geography, landslide susceptibility, economic importance, political significance, disaster impacts, and engineering...
Briefing January 11-17, 2026
R S PORA
The historic Railway Station at Ranbir Singh Pura, Jammu’s first rail gateway, is undergoing conservation and heritage-led redevelopment to preserve its pre-Partition...
When Life Turns Into Winter, Can Spring Ever Be Far Behind?
by Khushboo Wani
Shelley’s verse evolves from poetic promise into lived truth, illuminating how suffering, endurance, and quiet hope guide the human journey through life’s...
How Will India Carry Forward the People-Centred Ecological Vision of Prof Madhav Gadgil?
by Dr Suheel Rasool Mir
A tribute to Madhav Gadgil, celebrating his people-driven ecological vision, lifelong conservation work, ethical courage, and enduring influence on India’s...
Harassed For Survival
Recurring harassment of Kashmiri traders and migrants in the plains is fuelling fear, insecurity and deepening alienation despite police action.
Every winter, tens of thousands...
Is India’s Apparent Goldilocks Boom Masking Deeper Structural Faultlines?
by Sri Varshith Kumar Reddy E
India’s macro indicators suggest a rare Goldilocks moment, but weak nominal growth, capital outflows, rising household debt, regional inequality, and...
