Syed Asma
Syed Asma completed her masters in journalism from the Islamic University, Awantipore, in 2010. After working with Greater Kashmir and Kashmir Times, she joined Kashmir Life in February 2011. She covered politics, society, gender issues and the environment. In 2016, she left journalism to pursue her M Phil from the University of Kashmir. She is presently pursuing PhD.
In the National Interest
As the Jammu trio stunned the lawmakers in state legislature last week, everybody expected the house to take them and their facilitators to task....
Losing Morals?
There has been a gradual rise in the number of abandoned babies admitted at various hospitals in Kashmir. Although childless couples have come forward...
The ‘Other Side’ of Romance
Once they crossed the LoC, Kashmiri youth were the new heroes in Pakistani society. Many married, raised families and lived a happy life. As...
Documenting Tragedies
Trapped in a vicious circle of violence, a community-based organisation has documented the atrocities committed by the state and non-state actors on the people...
Children of Lesser God
Giving birth to a defective child invites social stigma. Sadly, both parents and their child become victims of a villainous society. If we can’t...
Revolutionising Travel
The introduction of Snow Cabs taxi service has become an eyesore for conventional taxi operators in Srinagar. Started by three young Kashmiri entrepreneurs, the...
Pashmina Politics
Centuries after Kashmir made Cashmere a global fashion statement, the Rs 600 crore heritage Shawl sector feels compelled to use raw material imported from...
The Policy Quagmire
The J&K government’s recent policy of posting new cadre of Kashmir Administrative Service officers with various departments temporarily has not only crippled the administration...
The Independent Younis
At a tender age of 10, when pesky children nag their parents for sweets and toys, Younis was busy making wooden boxes to store...
‘Celebrating’ August 15
There is a sense of pride and jubilation among most participants of August 15 celebrations which are held at Bakshi Stadium. However, many school...
The Orphanage Business
Kashmir orphans are a dispossessed lot. Some of them are slowly falling prey to a stressful life spent behind the closed walls of ramshackled...
Under the shadow of AFSPA
All evidence so far in the killing of a young man in Bandipore points to his innocence. Even if it is established as a...
Colossal Callousness
A committed engineer-social activist does what all responsible citizens should. Qurat Masoodi, who believes in integrating orphans and disadvantaged children into the social milieu...
Moments of union
Undertrials are bussed to the courts daily for hearings where they often encounter their family members. SYED ASMA spent time in Srinagar lower court witnessing...
Objects of faith
Kashmir, the Valley of saints, is host to a large number of holy relics most of which are not displayed before the general public....
