Invisible Imams
While religion evokes emotions and generosity among Kashmiris the people who preach it struggle to feed their families. Once highly respected class of the...
Decontrol Travel
Though fundamental to the life in civilized world, the passport has become a rare document for the Muslims living in India’s Muslim majority state....
Wings to Fly
Straight out of a fairy tale but with more twists and turns. It was by sheer luck that Sufaira Jaan a young orphan was...
Born Orphan
Every child born in Kashmir during 90’s opened his eyes in hostility. In most of the cases the first thing they witnessed was death,...
Pigeon Passion
Pigeon-keeping, cherished by Zamaindars and Nawabs of sub-continent is also dear to a certain section of Kashmiri society. Keeping pigeons as a hobby is...
Night Out
The fear psychosis that would force people to go indoors before dusk in the last two decades seems to be vanishing from public psyche...
Language of Love
After her husband’s death, Aziza tried hard to come to terms with the loss, but she couldn’t. With nobody except a pair of goats...
Agha Sr
At 95, Agha Nasir Ali, a flamboyant civil servant who was known for his dressing sense and decision making powers spends his days reminiscing...
A Howling Headcount
The first part of the final census 2011 exhibits a low growth rate, an improved literacy level in otherwise militancy affected belts and a...
The Mother’s Struggle
Threatened by the government-backed gunmen to keep quiet, Bakhti Begum sold off her land to keep up the fight for her son who became...
A Writer’s Struggle
At the peak of 2010 unrest in Kashmir valley, Ess Ahmad Peerzada decided to compile a book to tell the story of victims through...
The Mule Discourse
Although cow slaughter was an offence punishable by death before the fall of autocracy, author and historian Khalid Bashir Ahmad offers rare insights into...
A Lost Tribe
There was a time when fresh milk used to arrive at the doorsteps of the inhabitants of Srinagar city early in the morning. Milk-sellers...
Missing Identity
Abandoned by their families and stigmatized by the community, the members of third gender in Kashmir are battling for their survival in an unjust...
A Samaritan in Narwara
An ordinary auto rickshaw driver showed a good presence of mind and helped in rescuing two children who were ‘abducted’ by a mentally sick...
