Broken Empire
At the peak of its mortal existence, British Empire evoked awe among its colonies which consisted of almost one-fifth of the world’s population. However,...
The Saga of Salaam Peer
An administrator under Dogra regime, Salaam Peer’s actions at the time of ‘the great famine’ in Kashmir is still counted as one of his...
Prison Dairies
Former inmates who served in various jails across Jammu and Kashmir, and the lawyers who visited them, reveal an awful tale of official apathy...
The Kot Bhalwal Keepsaker
As India and Pakistan debate security in jails after the murder of Sarabjit Singh and Sanaullah Ranjay, Shams Irfan meets some of the families...
The Dragon Myths
With Chinese in Ladakh, Aksai Chin is again in news. New Delhi says Pakistan ceded 2050 square miles of Kashmir State territory to China...
Playing Spoilsport
Playing Polo in Kashmir was popular among European visitors who mostly comprised British civil and military officers escaping from the heat of plains. But...
Geelani’s Autobiography
Sara Wani reviews the first volume of Syed Ali Geelani's autobiography, Wular Kinaray
Syed Ali Geelani’s autobiography Wular Kinaray (On the banks of Wular) is...
A Lack of Will
85 years ago, Maharaja Hari Singh stopped construction of an annexe at Gulmarg to stop the place from becoming congested. Decades later, the Meadow...
Beggars’ Visa
Begging, as a profession, is as old as humanity. During Dogra rule, eight members of a family from north Kashmir sought passports to beg...
Delhi’s Historic ‘Victory’
As DMK pulls out of the UPA-II for allowing a lenient resolution at UNHRC against Colombo over the Tamil massacre, the move was keenly...
A Murder most foul
The events that unfurled after the killing of teenager Tufail Mattoo put the entire Kashmir Valley on boil in 2010. After persistent denials, a...
A Foreigner who Panicked British Residency in Kashmir
It would be naive to absolve the British Residency of the responsibility for the repression and the resultant plight of the masses during its...
“Maharaja Pratap Singh even banned burial of the dead”
Muhammad Siddiq Parray, the Grand Old Man of Sonawar, breathed his last on March 21. A witness to an eventful century of Kashmir’s history...
A Lasting Influence
Iran has made a deep mark on the cultural, demographic and political landscape through a certain amount of interactions, which is visible in the...
The Day Kashmir Was Sold
After East India Company sold the entire land and people situated between the Ravi and Indus rivers to Jammu’s Raja Gulab Singh for Rs...
