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Media

Good, old Radio

When all others modern means of connectivity got washed out in recent floods it was the good old radio set that helped people stay in touch. Hakeem Rouf Qadir tells how a century old...

Haider: To be or not be

Mir Liyakat Haider is one of the first ever Bollywood movie that attempted to stage the Shakespeare’s revenge play Hamlet on the recurring Kashmir tragedy. It is meant for an audience whom in the name...

A Survival Report

Faced with certain death in deluged Rajbagh ETV’s Rifat Abdullah recorded his last message after dialling his high-end contacts for help turned futile. Syed Asma talks to the dare-devil reporter who not only managed...

Media at Work

The fury of Jhelum that unleashed hell in summer capital inundating properties and putting people at risk triggered a rescue mission spearheaded by countless local brave-hearts and media men. Kashmir Life details the rescue efforts shouldered by...

“I was forced to leave PTV as my reports frustrated Indian troops stationed in...

It is an unruffled neighbourhood in plush Sanat Nagar locality of uptown Srinagar. In one of the secluded houses, Ghulam Nabi Khayal, 75, a known literary figure is running his pen to author 29th...

Capturing Memories

With Kashmir story slowly losing its sheen at the international arena a number of professional photographers are looking for alternative source of livelihood. Shams Irfan reports the trend Sitting in his modest office in Abi...

Digital Dreams

As India starts to digitalize its cable network, people in Kashmir stick to cables for love of Pakistani channels. Safwat Zargar talks to the people to know what drives their preferences  While the process of...

Reliving The Past

As one of world’s oldest reel-news agency moves its 85000 motion films from safe houses to social media for free, Kashmir gets its bit of history live. R S Gull scans the archive to...

‘Paper’ Tigers!

Is journalism a launching pad for politicians? Or are the two professions embedded eternally? As election fever grips valley, Bilal Handoo takes a look at some of the recent switchovers and the buzz that scribes...

Exploring Ad space

Two childhood friends, Umar and Anil, separated by circumstances for over two decades, come together to find their creative space in Kashmir’s growing advertising business. Saima Bhat reports    Both Umar Jeelani and Anil Raina,...

The ‘Sacred’ Seminar

Thirteen years after poet Agha Shahid Ali’s death Kashmir University finally dedicated a seminar to the ‘national poet’. But as things unfolded Bilal Handoo found out that Shahid’s presence was nothing more than a...

Half A Decade Later

 Readers, It is sheer coincidence that we have Shahid Afridi on our front page for all the controversy his sixers created for Kashmir. And it is the first issue of our sixth year. Yes, Kashmir...

A photo-exhibition of KL’s Bilal Bahadur organized in Delhi

KL Report New Delhi A photo-exhibition was organized by Indo-Global Social Service Society (IGSSS) in collaboration with Welthunger Hilfe (WHH) and supported by European Union (EU) in New Delhi Wednesday. The photographs taken by Kashmir Life's Photo...

My Unfinished Assignment

by Syed Asma In June 2013 I proposed of having an interview with Mehbooba Mufti. In politics, Mehbooba is a great success story. Being an opposition leader she is an anytime interview for any journalist....

Hunting Stories

From war in Afghanistan to political unrest of Nepal, from developmental issues in Loas and Cambodia to conflict in Kashmir, Syed Nazakat has covered all in his 12 years of Journalism. Syed Asma talks...