An Artist, An Architect
Right decisions at the right time and a consistent effort at improving his profile helped Taha Mughal to study architecture at the best places...
Kashmir in Tarikh-i-Rashidi
Kashmir was conquered by an early Mughal and ruled for over a decade. While harshly governing the Vale in the sixteenth century, he wrote...
The Kemkhab Days
In the twenty-first century when the markets offer fascinating fabrics for the brides, trendy and the wealthy, Kemkhab has not lost its relevance. Historian...
Historian Mohibbul Hasan: An Introduction
by Muhammad Nadeem
Renowned historian Mohibbul Hasan, known for his contributions to Kashmir history and Muslim India, passed away at 91 on April 21, 1999....
Medieval Kashmir: Texts and Contexts
Medieval Kashmir witnessed massive shifts in the region’s faith, politics and economy. Credit goes to historian Prof Mohibbul Hasan for offering Kashmir a book...
Nano Aspirations
Schooled in South Kashmir’s Tral, Samiullah did his engineering and later pursued higher studies in nanotechnology. Currently a research associate at the UK’s University...
Kashmir’s Bani Israel Myth
For decades, Kashmir has been discussing if they are one of the lost Jewish tribes. From language to physical features, cuisine to mental capacities,...
Tracing Kashmir Birds
Kashmir’s impressive biodiversity has attracted experts and specialists for a long time. British Indian civil servant and a respected nineteenth-century Scottish naturalist, James Davidson...
The Road Less Travelled
In Kashmîr, some brave men and women give up their jobs with disposable incomes and get into sustainable entrepreneurial activities. Babra Wani explores tales...
Doctor’s Civil Service
The only son of his parents, Ghulam Maya Din (Mohiuddin) wanted to be an engineer but landed in a medical school. While bracing for...
1658: A Frenchman in Mughal Kashmir
When a French farmer’s physician son, François Bernier accompanied the Mughal Emperor to Srinagar in 1658 summer, he left a detailed account of Kashmir’s...
Rediscovering the Samovar
Shazia Jan's transformation of the traditional charcoal-fed Samovar into modern prototypes fuelled by LPG and electricity has fetched her recognition at the highest level,...
The Schools Under Stress
In Jammu and Kashmir, 40.89 percent of private school teachers use only 19.25% of the entire educational infrastructure to teach 45.60 percent of the...
Mansur Al Hallaj’s Kashmir Sojourn
Islam’s controversial Sufi, poet and teacher Mansoor Al-Ḥallāj (858–922), who was brutally executed by the Abbasid caliphate for political reasons rather than his ecstatic...
Kashmir: Career Coercion
With career options shrinking to quite a few in Kashmir, scores of students are attempting to achieve targets their parents failed to hit for...
