The “Sheikh Pandit”
He did not abandon his house even during peak militancy years of 90s. But recent floods forced Moti Lal Dhar to abandon his collapsed...
Slummed Lives
Thanks to Srinagar Municipal Corporation, slums are now permanent fixtures in city’s dotting landscape and their inhabitants, corporation's “unofficial” employees. Insha Nisar Mir & Insha Farhat spend a...
Home Alone
A number of Kashmiri girls marrying outside the state find it hard to adopt and embrace new culture, food habits, customs etc and end...
Parvaaz-e-Pakhtun
More than a century back, escaping tribal wars and British onslaught, Pashtun’s from Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkwa sought refuge in Kashmir. Safwat Zargar spends a...
One House, Many Flags
Seeking political presence in all formations has led single families fan out across ideologies and parties. Syed Asma reports the political cocktails that make...
Comforting Orphans
Stranded by Jhelum, saved by a brave-heart and comforted by women, orphans of Bemina’s orphanage had their share of woes in recent floods. Bilal...
Salvaging Lives
A youth from Srinagar’s Balgarden locality rescued a pregnant lady, army rescuers, paramilitary personnel; arranged relief material for hundreds inside a Batamaloo relief camp and...
‘The helpers of God’
Their founder Moulana Maududi called Jama’at as ‘the helpers of God,’ who were seen rescuing and providing relief to flood-hit recently. Bilal Handoo sums...
Horrors and Heroics
History’s unprecedented floods have not left the stories of horror alone, there are thousands of instances in which the heroics of youth created a...
Being A Woman!
Be it workplace harassment, eve-teasing, indecent gestures at places of study, or violence at home, women live through unending nightmare in a ‘man’s world’....
Ghalib’s House
When Ghalib returned home after staying in Nepal for three decades, he found his ancestral house turned into a community hall for marriages. To...
A Militant’s Widow
Driven by the thrill of marrying one of the most wanted guerrillas of 90s, young Zubaida was widowed at an age of 17. As...
‘Haal’ of Fame
As one by one his pandit brethren deserted his neighbourhood in Haal Pulwama, it was a Muslim boy-turned-militant who helped Omkar Nath Bhat to...
Ikhwanis of the Yore?
Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad raised vigilantes “Peace Brigade” and used them to suppress pro-Abdullah and pro-Pakistan people. His workers or “Goggas” ran a parallel enforcement...
Homecoming Pandits
BJP has made return of migrant Kashmiri Pandits focus of its Kashmir policy. As Omar Abdullah government is awaiting approval to its enhanced Rs...
