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.
Lost In Translation
The imposition of multiple languages other than Kashmiri is leading to an evolving Kashmiri society. But what does it mean for the new generation?...
Against All Odds
Kashmiri Pandit community is for the large part settled outside of Kashmir. Syed Asma reports on those that stayed behind.
Vijay Gunjoo has been a...
Syeda Begum
Pain, personal loss, poverty and violent death have for long been constant features of her life. A lonely old widow, Syeda Begum has lost...
Amid Hospital Chaos
Lack of planning and arbitrary referrals from smaller hospitals result in a chaotic rush of patients in tertiary care hospitals and declining quality of...
Irrelevant Courses?
Courses available at the college and university level in Kashmir leave students who pursue them with little or no job avenues. Most of them...
Halo of Working Women
Women who have salaried jobs are not only financially independent but participate more productively in making family decisions and decisions about the future and...
The Grace of Charity
Orphans and destitute widows pose a huge moral challenge to the people in Kashmir. The society has responded through personal and private institutional efforts...
Orphan brothers
by Syed Asma
A 12-year old boy greets this reporter in a submissive voice, sits in a chair, looks uncomfortable and rarely take his eyes...
Living life under PSA
Manzoor Ahmad Khan, 28, lost his father and wife while he was in jail under PSA. His release, the family says, seems a distant...
Big Bee Business
Many unemployed youth are finding a promising future in beekeeping which is coming up as a prospective small-scale business avenue in unemployment ridden Kashmir,...
Pride of his Village
The CET topper from Kashmir, Firdous Ahmad Ganaie, has made his parents proud by becoming the first-ever student in his village to qualify the...
Squeezed
Lack of space and a huge rush at the chemotherapy ward at SKIMS adds to the sufferings of hundreds of cancer patients, Syed Asma...
Tailor Made For Women
Many boutiques run by women have come up in Srinagar. The business gives them the flexibility to be their own bosses and earn a...
Tiger Ladies
Kashmiri women have been at the forefront of political and social movements. Now they are writing books, mostly on contemporary issues. Syed Asma reports
This...
Nibbling At The Society
The extravagance in Kashmiri marriages is pushing up the average marrying age and given rise to many social ills. Syed Asma reports
Over the years...
