Leader’s Question
Mir Liyakat Nazir
From the last couple of weeks there is a sudden upsurge in the politically motivated write-ups published from Srinagar to impel a...
New Alignment!
Khursheed Wani
On November 25, about two months after Syed Ali Geelani turned 86, an exceptional gift was offered to him by a bevy of...
Dracula’s Kashmir
Sheikh Qayoom
Bram Stoker could not have had a better setting for his Gothic, horror novel, Dracula. The vampire could not face light and would...
Return of KPs
Nazir Ahmad Nazir
The return of Kashmiri Pandits (KPs) to their homeland has snowballed into a major controversy in recent times. The controversy became crisis...
Lethal Power
Imran Aslam Sheikh
Kashmir is a dispute since 1947; both India and Pakistan are signatories of the UN resolutions.Kashmirliterally highlights those broken promises which were...
Razor’s Edge
Riyaz Rashid
Thanks to Mufti-Modi coalition, RSS is a reality in Kashmir now. From once a fringe group of over enthusiastic Hindus who had no...
Beggars Paradise!
Humera Ashiq Hussain
Make a face, wear some rags and you are the most miserable soul around. This is the story of the beggars who...
Thrown to Cows
Tariq Jameel
During the first years at school, when the English teacher asked us to write an essay on the cow, who would have imagined...
Take a Final Call
Mir Liyakat Nazir
Recently change of guard happened in the state’s largest pan Islamist party, Jama’at-e-Islami (JeI) J&K after its Council of Representatives elected Ghulam...
Year of Cow
Yasir Zargar
Hilarious but true: this year could easily be marked as ‘The Cow Year. First a brown cow applied for the CET exam surprising...
Political Tragedies
Er Nazir Ahmad Nazir
Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah is often blamed for acceding Kashmir with India, but hardly anybody talks about his contemporaries, or erstwhile congressmen...
Flood Notes
Muhammad Tahir
Usually, I do not make regular entries into my personal dairy; writing about mundane and trivial things everyday does not make sense to...
Connection Lost
Suhail A Shah
Kashmir Life recently dedicated some pages for “Young Life” where kids can contribute their pieces of creativity. I, being a contributor living...
Corporatizing Power
Dr Fayyaz Ganaie
Energy is the key to economic growth. No economy can thrive when it faces acute power crisis. With weak industrial base J&K...
Losing Ground?
Sheikh Shabir
Politics is a game. The players have to be active always. Every move demands rational decision making. There is no place for complacency....