Kashmir Life
Kashmir’s Fraying Social Fabric
Disturbing crimes involving minors are forcing Kashmir to confront uncomfortable questions about morality and social change.
The recent rape and murder of a 12-year-old girl...
What Is the Purpose of Man? The Three Spittings
by Syed Ahfadul Mujhtaba
A remembered literary conversation in the 1990s Rehari explores mortality, meaning, and human insignificance through Akhtar Mohiuddin’s haunting parable of the three...
How a Cricket Tournament Became One of India’s Most Powerful Economic Engines?
by Sri Varshith Kumar Reddy E
A 19-year-old league now generates more per-match broadcast revenue than the English Premier League, employs half a million people,...
Kashmir’s Drifting Generation
Kashmir's students face a widening gap between personal ambition and systemic pressure, reports Lilac Ali
Sayim walked into university with unshakable clarity of purpose. He...
Has Mobile Journalism Turned Into a Public Nuisance Requiring Legal Safeguards?
by Haris Fayaz
Unchecked mobile journalism is undermining privacy, ethics, and professional reporting, raising calls for legal safeguards
Walk through any street today, and you’ll notice something...
Is the Quad Expanding Its Strategic Reach in the Indo-Pacific?
by Madhura Meenakshi Tanikella
Quad ministers unveiled new Indo-Pacific security and infrastructure initiatives, signalling deeper strategic coordination amid growing competition with China.
On May 26, External...
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...
