Kashmir Life
Islam’s Informal Kashmir Era
Kashmir’s transition to Islam was neither the outcome of a forced conversion nor an abrupt miracle by any saint. It was a gradual process...
Evolution of Kashmir’s Printing Press
It took a long time to undo the government’s monopoly over the printing press. Scholar Nayeem Showkat details the evolution of the printing facility...
Kashmir’s Bone Setters
Till orthopaedics graduated as a key biological science, Kashmir, like many other societies, would get its bone corrections from the bone setters. Nidah Mehraj...
Briefing April 9-15, 2023
SRINAGAR
Administrating is in a fast-forward mode to ensure a successful third G20 tourism working group meeting in Kashmir between May 22 and 24. Deliberations...
Gurus: The Kashmir Drink
A by-product in traditional butter making, buttermilk has been the most consumed drink in Kashmir for centuries. With machines taking over the skimming and...
Addressing A Deficit
Architect Dr Sameer Hamdani’s book on sectarian reconciliation in Kashmir is a Himalayan contribution in offering a narrative purged from bias and slants, writes...
Briefing April 2-8, 2023
DELHI
Finally, something very obvious has been formalised by a Delhi newspaper in a survey of India’s most powerful people. Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor...
Reviving A Route
On two sides of the Pir Panchal mountains in Budgam live a community that shares ethos, language and heritage. For centuries, they have been...
Briefing March 26 – April 1, 2023
PAMPORE
Burj Khalifa developer who runs Emaar Group makes an entry in Kashmir and his Mall of Srinagar witnessed the bhumi pujan by LG Manoj Sinha last week. Spread over...
Why Saudi-Iran Rapprochement Is Chinese Victory?
by Asad Mirza
The manner in which China has brokered a peace deal between arch-foes, Saudi Arabia and Iran, it may help China to emerge...
1948: A War Dairy
Lt Gen Brij Mohan Kaul, the Lahore-born Kashmiri Pandit soldier, was a young colonel when he was posted in Kashmir in 1948 spring to...
Why Is An Earthquake In Himalayas Overdue?
by Gyaneshwar Dayal
Earthquakes cannot be predicted because geologists are still limited to studying the Earth's surface and haven't been able to study the planet's...
Briefing March 19-25, 2023
AHMADABAD
In a situation where every visitor is first investigated by the security set-up before being permitted to the high offices, an Ahmadabad (Gujarat) resident...
Bucher’s Kashmir Papers
Though accessible to people in England, the Government of India continues to restrict access to a set of documents, the Bucher Papers that have...
March Maniacs
A chain of violent incidents within families and relationships dominated the first half of March. These crimes may have something to do with disturbed...
