Kashmir: Fade in, Fade out
Till late nineteen-eighties almost every Bollywood filmmaker would come to Kashmir to treat his audience with the scenic backgrounds from the land of dreams...
Redirection needed
Zamir AhmadA harsh reality of our society is the large number of orphans and destitute women who have nobody to look upto for their...
There are good terrorists also!
Sheikh QayoomWhen the US marine seals zeroed on Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan’s garrison town of Abbottabad many voices were raised against the marines...
Legitimizing corruption
Dr. Bashir A DablaThe Indian society was characterized with some degree of corruption throughout. However, throughout history, corruption was considered harmful and undesirable. Today,...
Don’t stop talking
SAMEER YASIR The US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaking before the Congressional committee last week said she was “encouraged” by the talks between...
Chosing death
SAMEER YASIR On the Oct 17, 2001 I met Hilal Ahmad for the first time when he was in Degree College Baramulla. He had...
Warming valley
Syed Iliyas Ali RizviEleven out of 12 warmest years were recorded during 1995–2006, states a report by IPCC (Intergovernmental panel on Climate Change). The...
Flawed policy
Dr. Bashir A DablaIn a story about migrant pundits (published in kashmirLife dated April 2, 2011) a Kashmiri Pandit retired government teacher based in...
After osama
Ahmad RiyazThe fallout of the al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden’s killing in a US raid on Abbotabad is still playing out across South...
Safeguarding handicrafts sector
R A QuadriDeeply rooted in the socio-economic ethos of people of the state, the Kashmir crafts has the distinction of highest number of practicing...
Technology induced social crisis
Dr. Bashir A DablaThe close relationship between technology and society has been established by concerned experts at the global level. Technological advancement has generally...
Speak out your heart
Tarique A BhatOpinions can’t be heard if we don’t express them. Recently cricket world cup ended and twenty-twenty fever is still high. I am...
Double role of tourism
Dr. Bashir A DablaThe existence of an inverse relationship between heavy tourist rush and ecological imbalance has been established universally. Heavy tourism creates conditions...
Death’s Aftermath
Ahmad RiyazThe assassination of Jamiat Ahle Hadees chief Maulana Showkat Shah has mystified a majority of the people in Valley who think there is...
Impending disaster
Dr. Bashir A DablaOn March 26, 2011, power gadgets were switched off across the world in the evening for one hour to draw attention...
