Kashmir Reservation Divide
Meer Shahzaib writes about the short and long-term impact of the new reservations system, which creates new inequalities while addressing the ‘historical injustices’ by...
Kashmir’s Unsustainable Engineering
Rafique A Khan, a Kashmir-born American development planner discusses the crippling crisis that Kashmir’s ongoing developmental engineering is exhibiting for the future of the...
Social Banking at JK Bank
by Dr Mir Mushtaq
Every second or third month and sometimes sooner, a sizeable amount is released by the government in favour of the underprivileged...
Consequences of the new stream of militancy in Kashmir
By Zaid Irshad Qureshi
Today, anti-Indian dissent in Kashmir is partly indigenous, partly Pakistan sponsored, and a small part of it is radicalized and global,...
An open letter to the people of India
Dear all
I am a Kashmiri student of psychology. While studying the topic of resistance to persuasion, I came across this: “Few of us like...
Angry, dejected & frustrated youth of Kashmir
Syed Tasaduq Nazmi
Introduction
‘Knowledge’ and ‘Frustration’ seem two expressions on different tracks without any link. Kashmir connects them intricately. When we analyze the circumstances of...
Celebrating Slain and the killer!
By Khursheed Wani
A few years ago, on July 13, Mehbooba Mufti led her party leaders to Srinagar’s Martyr’s Cemetery for paying homage. Entire Kashmir...
Zaira Controversy: Is Kashmir being victimised?
By: Zaira Ashraf Khan
Zaira Wasim, a Kashmiri teenager girl and a co-actor in Amir Khan’s Blockbuster “Dangal”, landed in a soup few days back...
Trial by Pellets
By Tasavur Mushtaq
A frightening lull took over after Mufti Mohammad Sayeed’s demise in AIIMS. For most of the 98 days during which Ms Mehbooba Mufti...
Let’s Talk Dal
Shams Irfan
What is the shortest way to reach God or get heard by Him? This riddle has baffled me ever since I attained adulthood.
I...
Encircling Kashmir
Saima Bhat
Being a local in Kashmir doesn’t make me feel secure same way as it used to be before PDP-BJP alliance. Every day I...
Holy Refresh
Muhammad Raafi
Ramzan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, is here.
It is usually the celebration time throughout the Muslim world. This month shifts the...
Subtle Subtext
Shakir Mir
On Friday, during afternoon, news reports came in that two militants have been killed by the security forces during an encounter at famous...
Cautious Moves
by Syed Asma
If you are not from the glamour industry, seeing yourself on hoardings displayed on roadsides may give you an awkward feeling. Perhaps...
Tree Matters
Shakir Mir
The arrival of spring not only brings cheers to the winter-weary public but also crisis. This we can say against the backdrop of...
