Kashmir Life
Tanha Ansari: A forgotten legend
Kashmir has produced a number of legendary poets like Mehjoor and Dina Nath Nadim whose poems continue to rhyme in the hearts of many...
Tabinda Gani: An Award, A Case
Nearly five years after Tabinda Gani was abducted, gang-raped and murdered in a sleepy Handwara village in north Kashmir, the J&K government has set...
Ladakh- A land of thousand surprises!
Ladakh is a perfect place to forget the banality of life to discover oneself altogether differently. Shams Irfan visited the land of Stupas recently where...
J&K’s Yatra Network
Highly successful yatra to Vaishno Devi shrine and the controversial trek to Amarnath cave are not the only two ‘faith’ routes in J&K. Many...
A Road To The Cave?
As the Supreme Court is seeking improved and dignified basic facilities for the summer Hindu pilgrimage to Amarnath without compromising the fragile near-glaciated ecology,...
Back to Business in Gulmarg
The violence in Kashmir is at an all-time low and a record number of tourists have visited the valley this year. Nazir Ahmad Rather profiles...
The Pedagogy of Sectarianism
It didn’t shake a table when a Sikh posing as a ‘devout Muslim’ led prayers at the fateful Jamia Mosque in central Kashmir’s Sendbal...
The Shrine Contribution
A small shrine nested in Kashmir’s Pir Panchal Mountains in Shahadra Sharief funded a huge university in Rajouri’s backyard. The Ghulam Shah Badshah University...
Harud, the new beginning
Aamir Bashir’s Harud is born out of distress, out of the anguish that has become a routine for people living in a conflict ridden...
In the line of ‘faith’
In a land known for its shrines and mosques, construction of a new mosque is no big news. But this mosque is unique not...
Fixing ailments with Ramzan
Experts believe that the changing dietary habits during the holy month of Ramzan is the best way to deal with obesity, hypertension and other...
The Ramzan Blessing
A highly stressful Kashmir society dogged by cancers and cardiac crisis is consuming tons of nutritious, anti-carcinogenic, soothing super-foods to break evening fast. R...
K-word in Delhi
SHAMS IRFAN catches up with Kashmiri students studying in Delhi. Chatting them up, he finds it is hard to avoid talking about the Kashmir...
High On Creativity
A celebration of a film set in scenic Ladakh. Bilal A Jan attends the event and reviews the festivities.
A film festival in one of...
Clash of cultures
As caravans of pilgrims on way to Amarnath cave shrine pass through the quaint villages of Pahalgam, the quiet and harmonious social environment gets...
