A ‘Different’ Sheikh
He was a Kashmiri rather than an Indian. That is how Sheikh Nazir Ahmad, a NC stalwart who breathed his last on Tuesday, is...
Rehman Rahi (1925-2023)
In the demise of Rehman Rahi, Kashmir lost a doyen whose contributions to the Kashmiri language and literature are next to none, reports Yawar...
Agha Ashraf Ali (1922-2020)
One of the well-known intellectuals who laid the base for the modern education in Kashmir soon after the partition died on August 18, at...
An Intellectual Rebel
Jawahara Shawl
(April 13, 1965 - April 7, 2013)
As her coarse, deep and noisy breathing set in at around 9 pm last weekend, it was...
The Umar Majid Story
On his fourteenth death anniversary, Er Shafi Ahmad remembers Kashmir’s short story writer, Umar Majid
With a script in hand, when he once entered the...
Kashmir’s Babu
Before passing recently at 73, Ashok Jaitly was someone who understood pulse of Kashmir and was its de-facto ruler during Dr Farooq Abdullah’s government....
A Quiet Burial
Tahir Bhat records Syed Ali Geelani’s journey from the banks of Wullar lake to the streets of Lal chowk coincided as it did with his ideological...
Remembering Sana Ullah Dar
Nazir Ahmad Nazir
On 17th of June this year, Advocate Sana Ulah Dar left this world forever after suffering from a bout of illness at...
The Versatile Vice-Chancellor
by Ikhlaq Qadri
Exactly this was a time of the year, 13 years ago in 2008, spring officially sprung, that I was finally a graduate....
Mir Syed Shujaat Bukhari
by Umar Mukhtar
The journey of Shujaat Bukhari’s life started in his native village Kreeri in Baramulla, which he left after finishing his secondary school...
Mufti Bashir-ud-din
With his trademark style, Mufti Bashir-ud-din has been a familiar face for decades. A face specific for special occasions of start of month of...
Obituary
Abdul Khaliq Ansari
Prominent Kashmiri nationalist leader and founder of the Jammu and Kashmir Plebiscite Front, Abdul Khaliq Ansari Advocate, died on June 16, after...
Jagmohan Malhotra
Jagmohan Malhotra
(September 25, 1927 –May 3, 2021)
Jagmohan’s role as J&K governor again in focus after his death writes Zahoor Malik
The passing away of Jagmohan...
Abdul Razak Mir (Bachru)
Abdul Razak Mir (Bachru)
(1928-1996)
When Abdul Razak Mir (Bachru), who fought on MUF ticket from Kulgam, would attract huge crowds during canvassing: courtesy his brand...
Kabir Chacha
Once a major character in managing the load of conflict on Srinagar streets, Kabir Sheikh, father of slain JKLF leader Hamid, died on November...