Braid Costs
As the mysterious hair-cutting of the womenfolk gets upgraded to a sort of epidemic, Kashmir is witnessing massive costs for its economy and the...
Arzan Kakh
Pandits left and kept their keys with Muslims. Pandits who stayed back died and were cremated by Muslims. This all is reported already. But...
Malwan’s Braid Choppers
Mysterious hair cutting incidents started in central India early this year and literally followed the road to Kashmir. Restricted to restive South Kashmir, Kulgam...
Off Track
Saqib Mir spends a night with the residents of a distant Kokernag hamlet to understand how they survive and grow without all the basic...
Stitching Lives
An NGO with an already good track record in social service has roped in literal destitute women and girls and is training them as...
Willing Collaterals
A mere sound of bullet used to send people running for shelter during early years of militancy in Kashmir, but not anymore. Saima Bhat...
Stitching a Living
When men failed to yield a sustainable income from once respected Aari work, they abandoned en-masse. Interestingly, the gulf was filled by their better...
A Ragged Life
Ever thought how many hands do a piece of scrap changes before it reaches its final destination. Zafar Aafaq follows the journey to understand...
A Militant’s Mother
When a rebel is killed, the loss and celebration on the two sides of the ideological divide is the routine. But what happens to the...
Using Sixth Sense
Born deaf and dumb this youngster has decided to live a life of dignity and self-dependence. Faheem Mir tells his inspirational story
A small utility...
My family first
This is an extraordinary story of a young girl who overcame odds to make her family’s life comfortable. Zubair Sofi talks to the multi-talented...
Love and Longing
Pandits living outside try to stay connected with their roots by recreating the Kashmir in their small dwellings. Marila Latif talks to a few...
Waiting for Papa
As their father languishes in Delhi’s Tihar jail for last 21 years, four daughters are doing their bit to keep the family together. Heena...
Brides for Sale
There are hundreds of non-local brides in Kashmir. While some marry on their own and live happily, a huge number of them are lured,...
That Reading Room
It was just a small space that helped Kashmir’s well-read gentlemen to see a future in wake of Russian and French revolutions that got...
