Kashmir Life
What If Sisyphus Was Kashmiri?
by Mariya Qadri
The folktale leaves this unanswered, yet perhaps in that very ambiguity lies its truth: a tale suspended between despair and the possibility...
Is a Grade Worth a Life?
by Syed Zeeshan Jaipuri
This crisis will not be resolved through reactive measures after suicides occur. It demands a cultural reconstruction of how Kashmir defines...
Is Normalcy the Only Future Being Imagined for Kashmir?
by Ajaz Ashraf
History shows that lasting peace in the Valley is possible only when the political rights and aspirations of Kashmiris are acknowledged...
Does Urdu Still Belong in India?
by Asad Mirza
Recent years have witnessed a push from certain state governments to replace Urdu terms with those drawn from Hindi or the respective...
Have We Lost the Soul of Srinagar’s Shehr-e-Khaas?
by Syed Majid Gilani
Once a symbol of unity, warmth, and collective morality, Srinagar’s Shehr-e-Khaas now stands quieter and more fragmented. This poignant reflection mourns...
What Happened to the Promised Tunnels?
by Peerzada Mohsin Shafi
To assert, nearly a decade on, that these projects hold no tangible benefit is to undermine the very principles of long-term...
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...
