Poverty snuffs a life, a family
Historically suicide has been a rare occurrence in Kashmir’s Muslim society but it turned epidemic-like in the aftermath of armed conflict in the valley....
Working and fragmenting family
Cohesive family is the foundation of healthy and robust society. Demands of working away from home can pull apart families if personal relationships are...
SENSING LIFE WITHOUT BUNKERS
Hussain Danish takes us around Srinagar to feel what life has been like in areas where some of security forces’ bunkers were removed recently....
Scared of Life
Three sisters lost their husbands to conflict in entirely different circumstances, and on the way lost their aspirations and hope. Sameer Yasir reportsAs you...
Tiger Ladies
Kashmiri women have been at the forefront of political and social movements. Now they are writing books, mostly on contemporary issues. Syed Asma reports
This...
WHO WANTS TO LIVE!
Suicide cases are on the rise in Kashmir with even teenagers as young as 14, attempting suicide. Ibrahim Wani reports on an issue that...
Not home alone
An orphanage is providing an alternative home to 110 girls giving them access to education and a chance to dream of a better future....
Craving motherhood
The dream of slain Zahid Farooq’s family to adopt an abandoned newborn was shattered after court gave the custody of the child to another...
Faking a marriage
In the last three years, the police have unearthed a series of gangs that would ‘solemnise’ marriages with already married women. The ‘brides’ would...
Nibbling At The Society
The extravagance in Kashmiri marriages is pushing up the average marrying age and given rise to many social ills. Syed Asma reports
Over the years...
Practicing Austerity
The Islamic Dawah Centre’s established a matrimonial cell to combat extravagance in marriages in Kashmir. In the last five years it helped in arranging...
The Cursed Marriages
Weddings in Kashmir have been always held during nights but the rise of armed insurgency and some gruesome incidents forced a change in it....
A marriage of discord
Naeem Akhtar
Marriages in Kashmir have rather strictly been within the respective folds of two main social components over centuries, Pandits and Muslims.
The two communities...
Inalienable ingredient
Wazwaan is an integral part of the marriages in Kashmir, even the weddings are scheduled as per the availability of waza (chefs), Abdul Mohamin...
Hunting a match
The hunt for the prospective match is the most difficult part of the marriage in Kashmir. Ikhlaq Qadri reports
Amir is busy serving juice to...
