Passion For Quality Education
A young man from Bejbihara quit a cushy job in London to come back for spreading quality primary education in the rural hinterland.Majid Maqbool...
Flowery Success
She left a secure government job to wade into unknown waters only to open up career vistas for many in Kashmir. Ibrahim Wani reports
When...
Wazwaan @ Doorstep
Now Kashmiri Wazwaan is just a click away. After they quit their less paying jobs, two brothers decided to tickle people’s taste buds by...
Razia’s Rahat
In north Kashmir, Syed Shadab Ali Gillani met a young lady who heads a group that manufactures hygienic napkins for women's care with institutional...
A vanishing aroma
Abdul Aziz Kozgar inherited the craft of making rosewater manually, but is unlikely to pass it on to the next generation. Shazia Yousuf talks...
Willow Village
Shalabugh village in central Kashmir has pioneered the craft of weaving the famous willow baskets. Due to a lack of proper marketing and distribution,...
A Model Grower
Leaving his 16 years of service to start a second career, the erstwhile cop emerged as the model grower after experimenting with honey, cut-flowers...
A chick and egg tale
His efforts to make valley self sufficient in poultry are not new. Since 1978 when Nazir Ahmad Tramboo’s tryst with the egg started, he...
7D Entertainer
Started with an intention to review the valley’s defunct theatre culture, an engineer turned businessman Sheikh Raashid is attracting crowds to Kashmir’s first 7D...
Multi Talented
At 22 he has trained professionals across India and worked with some of the best global companies. Irfan Rashid talks to Yasir Zahoor Rather,...
Fish In Fashion
A news photographer created a social media page for selling pre-cooked Kashmir fish. He had forgotten the idea when orders landed in his in-box....
Food for thought
Started in 2005 with an aim to provide quality confectionary to customers in Kashmir, the Hattrick chain has had an impressive growth. Haroon Mirani...
“I am trying to convince students to start their own units, like opening a...
A 1999 batch KAS officer, Shabnum Shah Kamli, heads state’s Department of Technical Education (DTE).She tells Syed Asma, despite huge potential to change lives,...
A Model Farmer
Bestowed with impressive foresight, unparalleled intelligence and a never-die sprint, Ghulam Mohammad Mir rose from a day labourer to a model agricultural entrepreneur. At...
Karewa Craftsmen
Pampore is usually associated with the costly spice Saffron. But it is rare public knowledge that a vibrant apparel cluster is fighting odds to...
