Kashmir Life

How Does Ramzan Foster Spiritual Discipline?

by Mudasir Mushtaq Khan During Ramzan, this heightened closeness to Allah arises from the soul's liberated state—it no longer contends with the nafs in the...

Briefing March 31 – April 6, 2024

RAMBAN Old or new, the highway continues to be a killer stretch. An SUV skidded off the road and fell into a 300-foot-deep gorge near...

Kashmir’s Wood Works

Market forces may have to rework Kashmir’s woodworks sector so that the main producer, the artisan is not pushed to a disadvantage, writes Peer...
Dissociation, mind fragmentation

Briefing March 24-30, 2024

KASHMIR Reminiscent of the 1990s, two girls whose parents are separatists have dissociated from the parties their close relatives were affiliated with. Ruwa Shah, Syed...

Who Benefits Most from the Electoral Bond Scheme?

by Dr Aijaz Ahmed The Electoral Bond Scheme, while presenting itself as a viable avenue for political funding, primarily benefits the incumbent political establishment and...

Who Was Sheikh Hussain Najafi?

by Syed Nayeem Hamdani He understood that true knowledge was not a finite destination but a continuous journey, one that demanded humility, perseverance, and an...
Young girls making papier-mâché items as a team under NRLM scheme. KL Image by Shams Irfan

Papier Mâché: An Introduction

After interacting with the artisans and studying the Papier Mâché craft, researcher Peer Faizaan Bashir locates the challenges that the age-old Kashmir craft faces...

What is the Story of Adela Nicolson’s Kashmiri Song?

by Nayeem Showkat The Kashmiri Song serves not only as a historical artefact but also as a musical canvas through which the marginalized voices of...

The Heart of India’s Constitutional Values

Khan Muzammil goes through Rajmohan Gandhi’s Fraternity: Constitutional Norm and Human Need and Nalini Ranjan’s Secularism: How India Reshaped The Idea to understand the...

Riverbed Devastation

Government officials avoid implementing rules till the vested interests resort to unfair means and destroy Kashmir’s water bodies. Dr Raja Muzaffar Bhat details how...

Briefing March 17-23, 2024

MUMBAI The Maharashtra government is buying land in Ayodhya and Kashmir to set up tourist facilities for its people. In Kashmir, the government will...

Rediscovering the Samovar

Shazia Jan's transformation of the traditional charcoal-fed Samovar into modern prototypes fuelled by LPG and electricity has fetched her recognition at the highest level,...

Refurbished Meeras Mahal

Asmat Jan offers a concise and informative overview of the Meeras Mahal Museum in Sopore, Kashmir’s oldest apple town. The Meeras Mahal (The House of...

Why Is Mathematics Considered Fundamental To All Knowledge?

by Dr Reyaz Ahmad Ganaie In today's digital age, proficiency in data sciences, statistical skills, and mathematical applications is pivotal for the job market, which...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and LG Manoj Sinha participated in the ‘Viksit Bharat Viksit Jammu Kashmir’ programme at Bakshi Stadium on March 07 2024. (Pic credit JKDIPR)

Post-2019 Modi Visit

As the country is rushing for general elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi flew to Jammu and Kashmir for the second time in less than...