Kashmir Life
Briefing
MOHALI
This is the closet that Kashmiris’ could go. The cricket lovers from Kashmir, normally supporting Pakistani team, travelled in hoards to Punjab for watching...
Comic Life
What kind of a life a comedian lives is something everybody wants to know. Nuzhat Mushtaq talks to one such comedian to understand struggle...
Over to Professor
After he was barred from teaching in 1986, the disgruntled Prof Abdul Gani Bhat began lecturing on politics in a series of covert residential...
Thank You Lala!
Mohammad Raafi
Kashmiris visiting Kolkata in large numbers during winters is nothing new, it is simply part of economic migration. However, last week when Kashmiris,...
Zawoora’s Pride
After refusing to follow the beaten track, a boy from Zawoora made his own niche in hotel management. Driven by the ‘first among the...
The Idea of Kashmir
Arshid Malik
Kashmir, as of now, belongs to India through the sole act of brutal force while the “slogans of freedom” of Kashmiris sound hoarse...
Pandit Shamboo Nath Sopori
Pandit Shamboo Nath Sopori
Master Musician Pandit Shamboo Nath Sopori passed away last Wednesday afternoon at his residence in Delhi. He was 98. He was...
Noori 2.0
After seen being cradled by Omar Abdullah in March 2012, the cloned Pashmina goat Noori went out of sight instantly. Four years later, Noori...
Those Two Months…
As the demise of PDP patron created governance void in J&K, intriguing scenes unfolded in state officialdom currently camped in Jammu’s civil secretariat. The...
Education, Not Politics
Abdul Aziz Wani
With J&K possessing unfortunate distinction of two capital cities, the insane losses incurred from it are huge. Among other sectors, the hit...
Touch-and-Go
In 2015, Mufti Sayeed took two months to negotiate a common minimum programme with BJP. Ten months later, his daughter spent a quarter in...
Wakeup Call
How many wakeup calls does one need to finally wake up? In most of the cases one is enough. But in Kashmir context, especially...
Abdul Razak Mir (Bachru)
Abdul Razak Mir (Bachru)
(1928-1996)
When Abdul Razak Mir (Bachru), who fought on MUF ticket from Kulgam, would attract huge crowds during canvassing: courtesy his brand...
Mohammad Ismail Bhat
Mohammad Ismail Bhat
(1945 - October 5, 1994)
When Jama’at-e-Islami (JeI) finally decided to fight 1987 elections as part of Muslim United Front (MUF), there were...
D-Day: March 23, 1987
Muslim United Front had worked more on road-shows using the raw emotion of people and not on the process of elections. This contributed to...
