Kashmir Life
Briefing August 14-20, 2022
INDEPENDENCE DAY
In the run-up to Independence Day, the government launched the Har Ghar Tiranga campaign on a very high scale. There were rallies by...
Who Was India’s First Woman Freedom Fighter? Begum Hazrat Mahal
by Rais Siddiqui
As a child, she was sold by her parents due to their poverty to royal agents. Soon she became a courtesan by...
‘Leishmaniasis Is A Poor Man’s Disease So Big Co’s Merck or Pfizer Don’t Touch...
Kashmir scientist, Dr Hira Lal Nakhasi, currently a Director at US’s FDA, has worked to solve many riddles but his key contribution has been...
Separating the Entangled
As Kashmir turned abnormal, the parents of a 15-year-old literally bundled and flew him to London for studies. Separated from home and his parents,...
How Life Teaches Positivity Through Negative Experiences?
by Hurmat Altaf
“What matters in life is not what happens to you but what you remember and how you remember it.”
A Burnt Child Loves...
Briefing August 7-13, 2022
BHADERWAH
Kashmir actor, Mudasir Zafar has married Saroosh Zargar, his sister's friend. The Bhaderwah actor has performed in Shoorveer, Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya, Behnein and...
Many Years Ago, How I Managed A Corrupt Officer?
by Mohammad Afaaq Sayeed
Don't take pity on the corrupt. Trap them with whatever means you have available with you.
Once I landed in the jaws...
The Radiation Costs
Overexposure to radiation is a severe health crisis. Humaira Nabi meets a female X-ray technician, who said she suffered immensely during the Covid19 overload
When...
Fading Snowlines
With Western Disturbances moving all the greenhouse gases from the Atlantic to the Pir Panchal peaks, Kashmir is gradually emerging as a collateral victim...
Srinagar 1868
An Assistant Surgeon in Her Majesty’s 36th Foot, John Frederick Foster (1839-1869) spent almost a quarter in 1868 summer in Kashmir, primarily for health...
Did Saadat Hasan Mantoo and Ismat Chughtai Fell For Each Other?
A decade ahead of the partition of the subcontinent, two major voices emerged in Urdu literature – Saadat Hasan Mantoo (1912 -1955) and Ismat...
South Kashmir 1868
An Assistant Surgeon in Her Majesty’s 36th Foot, John Frederick Foster (1839-1869) spent almost a quarter in 1868 summer in Kashmir, primarily for health...
Why Joe Biden’s Middle East Visit Was A Failure?
by Asad Mirza
Joe Biden’s west Asian tour should have been utilised to reset the American ties with different regional players and lay foundations for...
Why School Bags In Kashmir Refuse To Shed Even a Bit of Weight?
by Rayees Masroor
This burden of bags on the backs of the children is not only affecting their physical health but also mental distress. Back...
The Amarnath Flood
Reviving memories of the 1996 tragedy, the flash flood – the third since 2015, near the cave shrine of Amarnath killed 15 pilgrims and...
