Kashmir Life
Can Wullar Lake Be Saved from Ecological Collapse Before It Is Too Late?
by Dr Shaikh Ghulam Rasool
Wullar Lake faces severe ecological collapse driven by electric fishing, pollution, and microbial outbreaks. Fisherfolk demand urgent enforcement, scientific investigation,...
Briefing November 9 – 15, 2025
Fayaz Dilbar
(1957-2025)
Kashmir on November 9, evening lost one of its most versatile creative minds with the passing of playwright, poet, journalist, and filmmaker Fayaz...
Is Kashmir’s Ancient Birch Heritage Vanishing Before Our Eyes?
by Dr Farooq A. Lone
Kashmir’s white birch, once vital to writing, architecture, culture, and medicine, has largely disappeared from the valley floor, raising concerns...
What are the Career Opportunities After Studying Biology in India?
by Dr Vijay Garg
Biology opens careers in healthcare, research, environment, biotechnology, genomics and zoology, with options for specialised postgraduate study, interdisciplinary fields and diverse...
Why Has Kashmir’s Ancient Coinage Remained Unchanged for Twelve Centuries?
by Iqbal Ahmad
Kashmir’s coinage retained a Kushana-derived design for twelve centuries, yet numismatics remains neglected, with little institutional support for studying this vital heritage
During...
Can Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University Rise Again?
by Sheikh Umar Ahmad
Once a transformative vision for Pir Panjal, BGSBU now struggles with vacancies, financial crisis, and administrative decay, demanding urgent government...
Kashmir: Redefining Journalism?
After legislators decried shrinking press freedom, the Jammu and Kashmir government issued fresh verification orders for journalists, triggering fears of control and deepening anxiety...
How Can a Single Lamp of Learning Light Generations?
by Zakir Malik Bhallesi
In Bhallesa’s Chensar village, the Kotwal family’s century-old legacy of education, service, and reform, lit by Chandu Lal and carried forward...
Kashmir’s Quiet Despair
Zahid Rafiq’s The World with Its Mouth Open delicately portrays eleven Kashmiri lives trapped between beauty and despair, blending realism and existential anguish to...
Have We Lost the Srinagar That Once Lived Within Us?
by Syed Majid Gilani
A nostalgic journey through schooldays in Srinagar, recalling the simplicity, discipline, and shared humanity that once defined a gentler time.
Let us...
Is Favouritism Holding Back Deserving Students?
by Aruba Qayoom
Favouritism in an educational Institution rewards a few, punishes fairness, and sidelines hardworking students, breeding resentment and undermining the very purpose of...
Kashmir: The Silence of the Fourth Pillar
Lawmakers urged transparent media policy, fair ad distribution, and protection of press freedom in Jammu and Kashmir.
In the recently concluded week-long session of the...
Briefing November 9-15, 2025
Tariq Ahmad Bhat (1970–2024)
Senior Kashmiri journalist and Jammu and Kashmir Bureau Chief of The Week magazine, Tariq Ahmad Bhat, passed away in Srinagar on...
Can the World Survive Its Growing Income Divide?
by Asad Mirza
An International Panel on Inequality has pointed out that global income inequality has reached ‘emergency levels’, endangering democracy and social cohesion. The...
Can Omar Abdullah’s Political Calculus Counter Ruhullah’s Defiance in Budgam?
by Mir Mujeeb
As Omar Abdullah’s strategic pragmatism strengthens NC’s power, Aga Ruhullah Mehdi’s defiance challenges its soul, turning Budgam’s bye-poll into a test of...
