Shams Irfan
A journalist with seven years of working experience in Kashmir.
Melody
His nervousness didn’t last long, somebody among musicians pulled a string and the singer closed his eyes to sing the first line. The song was a call, from an old father to his disappeared son that lingers between hope and ambiguity.
Clicked
When there is a war going on and you hand a gun to a boy, he will learn simply by firing everyday—he learns through...
Risk manager
From an agriculture graduate to top notch financial wizard, Jumsheed Hussain has had a total U-turn in his career. He is probably the only...
Acclaimed act
He has been a lead actor in Mahesh Bhatt’s movie Dhokha. His work won him a lot of acclaim. Muzammil Ibrahim’s road to Bollywood...
Never skip a beat
He topped in the PGI Chandigarh exam, where he pursued DM in cardiology. He is also the pioneer of cardiac electrophysiology in Kashmir. Born...
Designing a dream
Saima Iqbal had a dream. She wanted to become an architect. Her career choice took her to MSIA College of Karnataka University. This was the first time she was away from home; completely on her own.
Mechanical upgrade
In 1995, a 28 year old auto mechanic from a poor farmer family sells his father’s agricultural land for Rs 25,000 to realise his...
Ghulam Rasool Kar
Veteran congress leader Ghulam Rasool Kar, who rejoined the party after a year’s interlude of estrangement, made a strong appeal to the party for...
Success – a monolithic word
Arshid MalikSuccess is a monolithic word with a multitude of strings attached. What is success and who is successful is subject to a variety...
SRINAGAR DESERVES BETTER
Kashmir’s political parties have evolved in such a way that they see Srinagar as ‘seat of power’ and not a living entity. This tunnel...
Count them in
Dr. Bashir Ahmad Dabla
Partnering progress
In a panel discussion presided over by chief minister Omar Abdullah on J&K’s Economic Reconstruction through Public Private Partnership (PPP) last week, economist and...
Fast Forwarded
The Indo-Pak composite dialogue facing hiccups since its 26/11 pause, is seeing a sudden boost with talks at three levels lined up in Islamabad....
A matter of honour
There has been an increase in harassment of women at workplace and in public places. But most victims shy away from raising their voice....
A charitable heart
At 73, Peerzaada Hamidullah Qadri, devotes himself to running a charitable trust. Aliya Bashir reports. After a long teaching career Peerzaada Hamidullah Qadri retired...
