Divided In Exile
Though being considered as one of the brilliant contemporary poets, Ghulam Mohammad Bhat aka Mushtaq Kashmiri is little known in Kashmir. As neither he nor his books are available here. Saima Bhat reports.
For Shahid: a promise
by Prof Suvir Kaul
I do not know why Shahid—Bhaiya, as we knew him—chose to address to me “A Pastoral,” one of his poems of...
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?...
Rekindling Persian Past
Persian literature contains an immense treasure of Kashmiri culture and history almost totally obliterated from the present realm. But, as Majid Maqbool reports, there...
Languages Of Faith
Languages can be windows into cultures as well as tools of influencing belief and behaviour. Shazia Yousuf takes a look at who is attracted...
Language And Times
Kashmiri language has evolved in recent times by accepting words and phrases that had nothing to do with the native spoken Kashmiri. It has...
Kashmir: Inheriting Language of Turbulence
August 2011 marks the beginning of 24th year of the militancy in Kashmir, a phenomenon that did not only devour a generation in its...
Pushed Out
Computers are pushing out the good old typewriter, however, nobody knows the fate of thousands of typewriters which were part of the government offices...
The Un-Silent Valley
An event in London held to celebrate the literature emerging from Kashmir besides developing a multi-perspective understanding of Kashmir, talked about giving people space...
Fight for heritage status
Ornate parks built by the 17th-century Mughal dynasty have been restored - now admirers are seeking the UN’s protection. Nafeesa Syeed reports.
Growing up in...
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Kashmir Life has completed two years of uninterrupted publication. This issue that you have in your hands marks the beginning of the third year.
In...
Lost Venice
The wide network of rivers, rivulets and streams, and most of Kashmir’s habitations being situated on riverbanks provided perfect conditions for an extensive water...
Losing sheen
The fresh water resources of Kashmir valley are under serious threat as glaciers that feed have vanished or are receding fast. While scientists put...
Unbridgeable
The famous wooden bridges of Valley added to uniqueness of the Kashmir’s architecture and have served people for centuries. Aliya Bashir reports.
Wood was the...
No place for the native
In times when gene pool preservation is a priority all over the world, the indigenous livestock in Kashmir has disappeared, Ikhlaq Qadri reports.
Kashmir has...
