Kashmir’s Clay Revival
In Srinagar, Kral Arts and Kralpora’s remaining potters spearhead a modest revival of Kashmir’s traditional earthenware, blending heritage, entrepreneurship and health-conscious appeal, reports Asrar...
Soibugh Shawls
Shawl artisans in Budgam preserve centuries-old craft amid financial struggles, health challenges, and competition from machine-made imitations, sustaining Kashmir’s Pashmina and wool heritage for...
Kashmir: The Seasonal Journeys
Each winter, thousands of Kashmiri men migrate across India for shawl selling, dry fruits, catering, and labour work, sustaining families amid limited local opportunities,...
Kashmir: The Pheran Fashion
The pheran, Kashmir’s centuries-old cloak of identity and survival, now travels across India as a fashion statement, comfortable, stylish, and admired, while its artisans...
Kashmir’s Smoke Free Village
Sheikhgund village in Kashmir’s down south transformed itself into a smoke-free community through collective action, local leadership and national recognition, showing how grassroots resolve...
Kashmir: Diagnostic Discomfort
Women in Kashmir face distress and delayed care due to scarce female diagnosticians, forcing uncomfortable scans, triggering trauma, avoidance behaviours, and exposing gaps in...
Kashmir: A Daughter’s Promise
The Ladli Beti scheme has transformed attitudes toward daughters in Jammu and Kashmir, offering financial security despite procedural hurdles. In districts suffering from a...
Delhi Blast: The Fear Factor
After Delhi attack, Kashmiris living outside report distrust, harassment, housing denial, workplace profiling, and rising fear linked solely to their identity, reports Babra Wani
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The Technology Trap
A retreat to Wales meant to rediscover peace collapses under the weight of digital addiction, as broadcaster Nayeema Ahmad Mahjoor’s entire family fails to...
Kashmir’s Loveless Homes
In Kashmir, behind quiet walls and dutiful routines, many marriages unravel in silence. From arranged unions forged under family pressure to love marriages lost...
Kashmir Bride Aid
Jammu and Kashmir’s Marriage Assistance Scheme, aiding over 1.5 lakh poor women since 2015 with around Rs 500 crore, continues expanding after the government...
Kashmir’s Food Fear
Kashmir’s kitchens are in upheaval after authorities seized nearly 12 tons of rotten meat and dairy in recent raids. The full-blown crisis involving trust...
The Gujjars of Kashmir
As debates over identity, indigeneity and inclusion intensify in Jammu and Kashmir, a new reservation policy has pushed the Gujjar and Bakerwal communities into...
Kashmir: Digital Dependence
When rainstorms snapped the optical fibre link between Srinagar and Jammu, phones fell silent and the internet vanished. What followed was a day of...
Srinagar’s Transport Dilemma
As officers race for honours under the Smart City Mission, Srinagar’s streets tell a different story: displaced drivers, overcrowded buses, and a fractured commute...
