My Uncle Never Came Back
The everyday images of conflict and death that emerged in last two decades are imprinted on almost every Kashmiri’s mind. Nazir Ahmad, recalls one...
Unbeaten At 142 ?
Living in the mountains of north Kashmir’s Uri district, Feroz Mir claims to be the oldest man alive on earth. Born on March 10,...
The Jungle Lover
When the boys of his age were playing with toys, Nazir Malik was observing the behaviour of birds that were fed by his mother...
Peace Walker
A “peace walker” from Kashmir valley is back to home after 16 long years of eventful life which took him from Mumbai to Mauritius....
The Independent Younis
At a tender age of 10, when pesky children nag their parents for sweets and toys, Younis was busy making wooden boxes to store...
Woust` Khazir, The Master Craftsman
He created a wonder when he carved a life-like apple tree from a log of walnut wood. Khazir Mohammad Qasba, popularly known as Woust`...
Oldest Kashmiri Alive?
How long do you wish your loved ones to live? A hundred years? At 132 and having never taken any medicine must be a...
More Than Paying Back
A family displaced by the political turmoil and the armed conflict in the early 1990s returns to give their ancestral village, a dream-school. A...
Unbreakable Spirit
They say life isn’t about finding yourself, it is about creating yourself. Ashiq Hussain profiles a ‘disabled’ cricketer, whose passion for cricket, and life-helped...
Their Own Beacons
From the darkrooms of SKIMS six visually impaired technicians have made numerous patients happy and doctors proud. Nazir Ganaie reports.
Beeline of patients, waiting for...
Defeating Disability
Crippled after losing control of his lower limbs by bullet injuries during an incident of cross firing, Arshad Pandit, a young Kashmir innovator defeated...
Ability Amplified
At first glance, Javed Tak would seem like a man with a disability, a man who has resigned himself to a life of pity...
Muslim Pujari
This Pujari, the keeper of a temple in Gulmarg, prays five times every day in the local mosque. He is a Muslim but has...
Raw Courage
Last month when a cloudburst nearly swept away three people including two children in Tral, a gallant young man jumped into trouble saving their...
Hear my song
Radio Kashmir employs many visually and physically handicapped as contract employees. Though they earn a meagre sum, for some it is the only source...
