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Monday, October 7, 2024

Society

Richest repository of the trends, practices, numbers and the way of life of people inhabiting Jammu and Kashmir

Kashmir’s Retiree Renaissance

As ages improve, individuals take their retirement just as a milestone and restart new careers. From venturing into entrepreneurship and re-entering professions to cultivating...
wedding, marriage

Kashmir’s Extravagant Weddings

Kashmir is witnessing an unsettling shift towards extravagant and ostentatious weddings reducing once-simple ceremonies to history books. Dictated by unreal soap shows on the...

Greying With Grief

In all societies, the focus remains on the pains and loss of orphans because they are too young to understand the loss. BabraWani met...

Kashmir: Matches Made In Heaven

People who lose one or more abilities often become disabled and face harsh life realities, beginning with the challenge of finding a suitable match....

Kashmir New Silver Lining

After surviving for centuries as the precious metal in Kashmir, silver did a fading act as the affordability improved with economic progress and gold...

Kashmir: Simple Marriages Trending

Amid massive expenditures being booked on fat, mad weddings, a section of young men and women have opted for simple marriages. In certain cases,...

 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...

Lost Childhood

In Kashmir’s digital divide, childhood is emerging most vulnerable life space. The potential detachment from traditional enriching elements, the rise of sedentary lifestyles among...

The Ramzan Economy

Less working hours, compromised production, a surge in consumption and a visible impact on earnings during the Muslim month of fasting do not prevent...

Not In Race

As the government in Jammu and Kashmir has started recruiting its staff, the selection lists exhibit a skewed regional balance. Syed Shadab Ali Gilani...

Surviving the Storm

In Kashmir’s ongoing drug menace, spreading like an epidemic, the focus remains on the addict, the ‘victim’ of the crisis. Babra Wani met the...

Virtual Challenges

Amid the technology shift, the evolving virtual world is coming with its lingo in symbols and texts. A work in progress, and it will...

Parenting the Digital Childhood

Toys are no longer in demand as kids at a very early age are exploring the cell phone to stay engaged. It is gradually...

A Fascinating Foundation

For scores of children requiring a special system of education and skill training Chotay Taray Foundation has remained an address of trust and credibility....

In Transition Crisis

As the world is changing and English is emerging as the global language of communication, knowledge, skill and livelihood, Kashmiri is facing a deficit...