Kashmir Life
Why Do Many Dreams After Retirement Remain Unfulfilled?
by Dr Farooq A. Lone
A reflective essay on retirement dreams, changing times, and finding meaningful relevance in a transformed world.
Retirement from Government Services often...
Can the Kālacakra Tantra Still Speak to the Modern Self?
by Dr Haroon Rashid
Niraj Kumar’s translation of the Kālacakra Tantra highlights the exploration of inner tantra, cosmology, yoga, and comparative philosophical traditions.
Among the few...
Briefing May 31-June 6, 2026
GULMARG
Gulmarg Gondola operations were suspended for around a week after a major technical snag left nearly 320 tourists stranded mid-air for several hours, prompting...
What Does the Rupee Know That We Don’t?
by Sri Varshith Kumar Reddy E
India grows impressively and imports compulsively. The exchange rate is where those two facts meet.
On May 19, 2026, the Indian...
Tracking Kashmir’s Cancer
Jammu and Kashmir’s decision to notify cancer cases marks a crucial step toward early detection, improved surveillance, better treatment planning and stronger public health...
Is India’s Informal Economy Slowly Withering Away?
by Towseef Ahmad Mir
Policy shifts, digital transformation, and economic shocks are steadily weakening India’s vast informal employment structure.
India’s informal economy is regarded as a...
Is Kashmir Losing Its Winters Forever?
by Rameez Bhat
Erratic snowfall, shrinking glaciers, and environmental neglect are steadily reshaping Kashmir’s climate, culture, and future.
There was once a time when winter in...
What Makes a Good Psychological Experiment?
by Azra Hussain
The pursuit of knowledge must never come at the expense of our shared humanity. Science exists to enhance life, not to diminish...
Have We Forgotten the Earth That Once Sustained Us?
by Dr G M Khan
A reflective essay on estrangement from nature, childhood memories rooted in the earth, and a daughter’s wonder that revives forgotten...
Not Raids Alone
Cracking down on drug networks is necessary but not sufficient. Kashmir needs jobs, counselling and severed supply chains to win this war.
The numbers from...
Kashmir’s First Pilgrim
Abd al-Karīm ibn Khwāja ʿĀqibat Maḥmūd al-Kashmīrī was waiting in Delhi for a visa to Makkah when Nadir Shah's invasion of 1739 swept him...
Could Drug Resistance Reverse the Life-Extending Trend Created by Antibiotics?
by Manica Balasegaram
Antibiotics added 23 years to human life expectancy, but rising antimicrobial resistance, weak drug development, and poor access to treatment could sharply...
How Did Kashmiri Pilgrims Undertake the Hajj Journey in Earlier Times?
by Khalid Bashir Ahmad
A detailed historical account of Kashmiri Hajj pilgrims, documenting difficult journeys, sea voyages, pilgrim traditions, travel regulations, and changing Hajj practices...
Briefing May 24-30, 2026
TRAL
Hundreds of Muslims, Sikhs and Hindus in Tral’s Midora village joined the last rites of 90-year-old Kashmiri Pandit woman Jigri, who had continued living...
Is Beijing Replacing Washington as the Centre of Global Power Politics?
by Alexander Korolev
China used back-to-back visits by Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin to project itself as global diplomacy’s emerging strategic centre.
It’s been quite a...
