Youngest Author
Born to a family where poetry and scholarship is routine way of growth, Touyiba bint Javaid is Kashmir’s youngest author, reports Aaqib Hyder
More than a year had passed since 12-year-old Touyiba binti Javaid handed...
Painting Pain
Forced by the situation to drop out of the school to support his labourer father, a young man has kept drawing despite adverse situations, reports Umar Mukhtar
Mudasir Rehman Dar, 26, has given his Kulpora village...
Literal Techie
A young man who studied literature for his parents and computer to satisfy his technology drive is happy that he could set up a venture that feeds him and his team, reports Umar Mukhtar
Tajamul...
Guided By Flashlight
It was the camera flashlight that gave him a vision of his career. Umar Mukhtar met a young man, passionate about camera and photography, who has already worked with dozens of film and commercial...
Engineering Poetry
A young engineer was not interested in the text but found solace in writing poetry in a new style, reports Umar Mukhtar
Sadaf Wani, 23, a resident of a non-descript village Nagam of Banihal, is...
A Lawyer’s Dairy
A young lawyer decided to rear cows by starting a dairy farm. For almost a year, she is in the business and it is a success, reports Umar Mukhtar
In Kashmir for an urban woman...
Another Majnoon
In the just-released Bollywood flick, Laila Majnu, the cast includes a young Kashmiri artist Abrar Qazi, reports Umar Mukhtar
As the Bollywood becomes a new career option for the Kashmiri youth, new faces make to...
Kicking & Happy
Despite lack of help from state, Afreen Hyder manages to win two gold medals in Taekwondo at international level. Heena Muzzafar tells her story
When most of her classmates are busy worrying about their future,...
Beyond Bias
They rejected government jobs to start an academy for commerce students, but not without a few fingers raised. Heena Muzzafar tells story of an Old Srinagar teacher-duo
In 2012, Huma Aijaz and Uzma Shafi, both...
Sister Setup
Rather than becoming part of long unemployed list Ruqaiya Mehraj chose to run women exclusive shop in male dominated downtown marketplace. Heena Muzzafar tells her story
Since last four years Fashion Secret – a cosmetic...
Venturing Into Wild
The journey of a small village girl into the wild is fascinating one. Shakir Mir talks to Kashmir’s lone female wildlife warden
As a young village girl, she would often slink out of her home...
Zawoora’s Pride
After refusing to follow the beaten track, a boy from Zawoora made his own niche in hotel management. Driven by the ‘first among the equals’ fortitude, he is now heading a chain of global...
Express Delivery
Want to get groceries, pizza, harissa, wazwan or medicines delivered at your doorstep, call Stop Shop. Saima Bhat meets the brain behind Kashmir’s phone-in express delivery service
Everything was perfect for Aqib Shah, 25, a...
Master of All
He is a plumber, hairdresser, painter, professional cook, mehandi artist, sports man and a carpenter. Meet Bilal Ahmad Ganaie, who multi-tasks to help his family of seven to get out of penury. Saima Rashid...