Kashmir’s Persian Past
The war in Iran has thrown Kashmiri students studying there into uncertainty, reopening a larger story of Kashmir’s deep historical connections with Persia through...
Jamia Zia Ul Uloom Poonch: 50 Years Later
Jamia Zia-ul-Uloom in Poonch marked its 50-year journey, celebrating its founding vision, expanding its educational mission, and reaffirming enduring communal harmony, as reflected in...
SMVDIME: A Silent Shut Down
Almost three months after the right-wing parties launched protests against the enrollment of Muslim students at the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical...
Kashmir: Classrooms In Panic
Panic attacks among Kashmir students are rising due to stress, stigma and poor institutional support, with experts urging awareness, counsellors and early intervention, reports...
Kashmir’s River of Knowledge
From Buddhist scholastic prose to Shaiva philosophy, satire, stories, and historiography, Kashmir’s literature evolved as a disciplined, self-aware civilisation. This all started almost two...
Transition Smoothly from Offline UG Studies to an Online MBA
An online MBA is ideal after offline UG studies
It offers flexibility, practical learning, and career growth
Success depends on discipline, digital readiness,...
Poonch Fort: An Introduction
In Jammu and Kashmir, the fort in the heart of the Poonch town is perhaps the only historic monument that embodies the architectural interventions...
America’s Kashmiri Milk Scientist
From a Kashmiri village, Dr Shakeel-ur-Rehman travelled to Gujarat, Ireland and then to a leading American university. When Texas cattle farmers sought his help...
Careers After 12th: 5 Top Career Choices for Students Passionate About Chemistry
by Dr Nisar Farhad
Chemistry students after 12th can pursue rewarding careers in pharmaceuticals, chemical engineering, environmental science, food technology, and research, combining scientific curiosity...
1860: A Kashmir Memoir
A Summer Ramble in the Himalayas blends travel, ethnography, and empire, depicting the Himalayas through beauty and domination. It reveals colonial attitudes toward nature,...
Kashmir: Shifting Learning Landscapes
Parents in Kashmir are increasingly turning to private schools, citing better outcomes and opportunities, even as policymakers face criticism for neglecting systemic reforms and...
Lhasa’s Kashmiri Spy
In 1830, Lhasa, a Kashmiri trader’s battered notebooks became evidence of a clandestine war waged not with muskets but with ink and inkpots, mapping...
Khalida Shah: Witness to Power Struggle
In the shadow of Kashmir’s turbulent past, the eldest child of Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah, Begum Khalida Shah, recalls a life shaped by political upheaval,...
The Nedous Legacy
Once a colonial-era jewel and linked to Kashmir’s first political family, the iconic Nedous Hotel in Gulmarg now stands shut, caught in a fierce...
Kashmir: A School Report
Jammu and Kashmir’s education overhaul reveals mixed results. While funding has increased and infrastructure has improved, learning outcomes remain uneven. Key schemes lag, and...
