A Teacher Par Excellence
Abdul Rashid Zargar recently received the Meritorious Teacher Award on Teacher’s Day for his unparalleled commitment towards his job. Nazir Ahmad Rather finds out...
Irrelevant Courses?
Courses available at the college and university level in Kashmir leave students who pursue them with little or no job avenues. Most of them...
Silenced Yet Still Resonating
Ali Mohammad Shahbaaz, a revolutionary poet, a satirist, a philanthropist and an educationist was a strong poetic voice that was silenced 15 years ago....
That Missing Meem Sahab
Thirty years after the young Scottish girl vanished in Sonamarg, her visually-impaired father still harbours a flickering hope that she is alive and will...
IMPRISONED SCHOLARLY
Thousands of people were jailed in Kashmir since 1990’s. Their miserable lives in confinement notwithstanding; scores of them converted their cells into study centers...
Financing Futures
Educational loans is a lucrative sector for commercial banks but some students in Kashmir desirous of studying abroad find the bank officials “insensitive”. Sameer...
A March For History
August 11, 2008 will remain ingrained in Kashmir’s psyche, the day Kashmiris responded to the blatant economic blockade by right-wing Hindu nationalists in Jammu...
New Colleges for Votes?
For a few years the state government has been on degree college opening spree in rural areas. But most of the newly established colleges...
From Helper To Lawyer
Mohammad Aslam had come to Srinagar as a domestic helper but is now pursuing a law degree from University of Kashmir. With help from...
Pride of his Village
The CET topper from Kashmir, Firdous Ahmad Ganaie, has made his parents proud by becoming the first-ever student in his village to qualify the...
Unknown, Unsung
While Abdul Qadeer Khan was on trial in Srinagar Central Jail for exhorting people to rise against the monarch, a crowd gathered outside the...
Tailor Made For Women
Many boutiques run by women have come up in Srinagar. The business gives them the flexibility to be their own bosses and earn a...
Crashed godhood
As Yoga guru Baba Ramdev continues to dominate news headlines across India, J&K has forgotten Dhirendra Brahmachari. Under patronage of Indira Gandhi, the Bihari...
Jobs Mandi
Srinagar city’s MK Chowk has developed as a labour mandi as local and non-local labourers throng the place to find work. Abdul Mohamin spent...
Open To Learning
Distance education is gaining popularity in Kashmir as limited seats in the valley’s colleges and universities can’t accommodate everyone. Many opt for Open Learning...
