Middlemen Mafia
A dispassionate overview of Kashmir society clearly indicates, its every facet of life is in control of brokers, from faith to market and to...
When Nature Calls!
Kashmir may have a millennium long recorded history and might be the Paradise on Earth but the fact is that it is one of...
Ticking Bombs
At a time when everybody is carrying a broom for a photo-op, Umar Mukhtar visted two south Kashmir villages to understand the crippling crisis...
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...
