Kashmir Life
Is Pahalgam Our Final Warning?
by Dr G M Khan
“April is the cruellest month,” wrote T.S. Eliot, and Kashmir knows this truth all too well. Just as spring’s thaw...
Ground Zero Hits Kashmir
Emraan Hashmi’s Ground Zero arrives at a time of national grief after the Pahalgam attack, drawing from real events in Kashmir. While the film...
Is Tariff Nationalism Backfiring?
by Asad Mirza
The strategy, cloaked in ecological concern, was in truth a vast outsourcing drive that fuelled China's meteoric industrial ascent.
The wave of tariffs...
Is This the End of Peace?
by Dr Jaffar Farooq
As the valley mourns the lives lost and denounces the violence that disrupted its tranquillity, the work of rebuilding must begin...
Does Grief Ever Outgrow a Father’s Love?
by Rafi Giri
In time, we understood a universal truth: death is inevitable. Some, like our father, are taken young before life allows them...
Briefing April 20-26, 2025
SRINAGAR
The Centre has rescued around two dozen Kashmiri youth, including 28-year-old Faizan Ahmad of Srinagar, who were trafficked to Myanmar under the false pretext...
Will Horse Polo Return to Gurez Valley?
by Dr Suheel Rasool Mir
In a world fractured by borders and ideologies, Gurez stood as a testament to the unifying power of a simple...
Raja Tasleem Abbass: What Makes a Life Worth Remembering?
by Sama Zehra
He never threw away his used pens, often saying, “This pen has honoured me—to deliver justice, to gain knowledge, and to share...
Briefing April 13-19, 2025
DODA
Once hailed as a symbol of progress, the 1966 suspension footbridge in Premnagar, Doda, now stands as a crumbling relic of administrative neglect. Built...
When Does Silence Become a Poem?
by Mariya Qadri
Baba traverses a wide spectrum of themes, which emerge organically within her work. Her poetry engages intimately with the particularities of female...
How Does Zamzam Shape Muslim Identity?
by Dr Suheel Rasool Mir
The Zamzam spring, in both its sacred essence and emotional resonance across the broad religious spectrum, stands as a holy...
How Far Can One Educator’s Vision Go?
by Dr Mushtaq Rather
Administrations must respect and accommodate the genuine concerns of School Management Development Committee members in the decision-making process. In turn, the...
Can SKIMS Rise from the Ashes?
by Abdul Razak Wani
The irony is devastating: an institution born out of near-total penury to safeguard lives had become ensnared in the very pathologies...
Why The Government of India Must Choose to Walk with The People of Jammu...
by Tahir Sayeed
The story of Jammu and Kashmir is one of pain, resilience, and hope. After decades of conflict, its people have chosen peace...
Who is Mir Dardpori, the Bard Shaping Kashmiri Literature?
by Faheem Ahmad
Ghulam Rasool Mir opens up about his journey as a poet and translator, in a candid conversation with Faheem Ahmad. Dardpori reflects...
