Kashmir Life
Does the Terracotta of Ushkar Reveal Kashmir’s Earliest Kushan-Era Artistic Legacy?
by Iqbal Ahmad
A detailed examination of Ushkar’s terracotta finds shows strong Gandhara influence, positioning the site as Kashmir’s earliest Kushan-era Buddhist centre with enduring...
Is Kashmir Destroying The Institution of Marriage in the Name of Society?
by Javaid Ahmad Lone and Junaid Ul Rashid
How fear of social judgment, conspicuous consumption, and hyperreal expectations have transformed marriage into an exhausting performance,...
Why Does Kashmir Speak Most Deeply to Me in Winter?
by Quflah Ajaz
A reflective personal essay exploring Kashmir’s winter beauty, memory, resilience, culture, and longing, weaving landscape, heritage, and emotion into an enduring bond...
Is Donald Trump’s Second Term About Global Order, or a Raw Display of Power...
by Asad Mirza
Trump’s return to the White House is marked by military aggression, economic coercion, and Latin America-focused power projection, revealing a resource-driven strategy...
Kashmir’s Tourism Revival Hopes
After a tourist season in 2025 marred by violence, Kashmir is looking to stitch the sector back together and regain lost momentum. If the...
Did Rashid Nazki Redefine Kashmiri Poetics Through Metaphysical Vision?
by Mir Tariq Rasool
Rashid Nazki emerges as a metaphysical poet who synthesised tradition, mysticism, and modernity, redefining Kasher poetics through philosophy, symbolism, and spiritual...
Are Bollywood’s Hindi Films Finally Breaking Muslim Stereotypes?
by Asif Ullah Khan
The films portray Muslim women as ordinary, independent professionals, challenging stereotypes by restoring normalcy, dignity, and agency within contemporary Indian middle-class...
Briefing January 4-10, 2026
JAMMU
A controversy erupted in Jammu and Kashmir after a Kashmiri cricketer was seen wearing a helmet bearing the Palestinian flag during a private cricket...
How Did Roup Reshi Shape Kashmir’s Spiritual Landscape?
by Mohammad Arfat Wani
Roup Reshi’s life of ascetic devotion, miracles, and compassion shaped Kashmir’s spiritual legacy and continues guiding faith-driven hearts today.
Kashmir, also referred...
Can Logic Alone Sustain a Public Debate on God and Existence?
by Bazila Bilal
A close reading of the Akhtar–Nadwi exchange shows how incompatible epistemologies, shifting registers, and linguistic gaps caused a philosophically rich debate to...
Kashmir’s NH-701A Dilemma
Proposed NH-701A promises connectivity across Kashmir but raises serious ecological, cultural and governance concerns amid fragile Himalayan terrain and exemptions, writes M Saleem Beg
In...
Is Kashmir’s Mental Health System Running on Burnout and Goodwill?
by Fahim Mattoo and Sadaf Shabir
A handful of overworked psychiatrists at Srinagar’s IMHANS shoulder Kashmir’s vast mental health burden, battling conflict trauma, rising addiction,...
Can Kashmir Himalayas Survive Melting Glaciers and Protect the Future of Human Life?
by Dr Shaikh Ghulam Rasool
Melting Himalayan glaciers are destabilising rivers, ecosystems and societies across South Asia, threatening water security, biodiversity and livelihoods of nearly...
Is Kashmir’s Dhamali Dance an Imitation of Turkish Darvish Whirling?
by Iqbal Ahmad
Kashmir’s Dhamali dance could be a possible offshoot of Rumi’s Darvish whirling, indicating shared spiritual symbolism, historical links, cultural decline, and the...
Has India’s Foreign Policy In 2025 Reached The Limits of Strategic Autonomy?
by Asad Mirza
India’s foreign policy in 2025 continued to be anchored in the dual ethos of Bharat First and Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam, balancing national interest...
