Naya Cashmere Designs
Two and half decades of conflict inspired many youngsters to take art as a medium of expression. Two youngsters from Srinagar are redefining traditional...
Aiming Big
An engineer turned businessman, Mohammed Shahid Dar is on a journey to make a significant change in the education sector in Kashmir. He aspires...
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...
A Renewed Interest
The negative connotations associated with sheep farming as the calling of backward class of society is fast changing as highly qualified youth see it...
Model in Mountains
At seven his father became part of Kashmir’s surging collateral damage and at 14 he was formally admitted to an orphanage. Nine years later,...
LeLafe: Connecting Kashmir
With an aim to take local business units to the global stage, LeLafe IT Solution, started an online marketplace exclusively for Kashmiris. Saima Bhat...
Designing Dreams
She lost her passport days before she was supposed to fly to Germany on an educational scholarship. Depressed but not dejected, Shifa Khan, a...
iQuasar: Touching New Heights
Undeterred by poor internet connectivity and official apathy, three friends started an IT company from a small room in Srinagar, a decade back. Saima...
A Dream Realized
Having started her business with a loan of Rs 2 lakh, Jamsheeda is today the proud owner of the popular Pakeeza boutique on the...
Steely Resolve
Driven by his ambition and entrepreneurial passion, an engineer from Kashmir valley worked on a marsh to set up a Rs 100 crore state-of-the-art...
A Silent Takeover
J&K’s school education bill is going through the roof: Rs 2940 crore in 2012-13 to Rs 3238 crore next fiscal. For 12 classes, there...
Stone Artist
Carving objects out of stone is nothing new to Kashmir, but when the creativity of a stone carver moves beyond conventionalized norms, then it...
Breaking Away From Tradition
Samil Ali grabbed a seat in a top medical college to become a doctor. But his interests lay elsewhere. Three months into his studies,...
Setting a Trend
From a depressed women looking for a job to an entrepreneur who employs four people at her fitness centre, Dr Qurat has come a...
The Other Face of Army
Hidden from the limelight, a small training centre run by Army in Uri trains local youth in various hospitality sector jobs and helps them...
