Colossal Callousness
A committed engineer-social activist does what all responsible citizens should. Qurat Masoodi, who believes in integrating orphans and disadvantaged children into the social milieu...
Creating A Cushion
A few students were desperate to find an option for getting a few minors out of child labour. They chipped in with their pocket...
The Other Side of Pain
Killings are painful and shattering for everybody regardless of the politics and profession. On the day of Eid, three cops were killed and two...
Predators @ Work
With just 3 cases a year related to harassment of women at workplaces reported in Kashmir, we are a proud lot. But one look...
Shimla’s Kashmir Link
Born out of adversity Shimla became second home for Kashmiris fleeing Maharaja’s Begaar system, the very notorious forced labour. Even though Hari Singh fled...
Holding Hands
When young minds meet and want to take an initiative an idea is born. And like that Athrout-a helping hand, came into being. Saima...
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...
J&K: The NHFS5 Results
The National Family Health Survey-5 (NFHS5) based on the interviews of 3087 men and 23037 women from 18318 households offers key statistics about major...
Kashmir’s Niqabi Professionals
A small section of young women have started wearing Niqab, even going against the wishes of their parents. Muskan Fatima met some of the...
De-Stinging AFSPA
Both the government and opposition are talking loud about the need to repeal Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) and expressing helplessness to revoke...
Abused Childhood
In a society obliterated by violence over the last 23 years, there are shocking tales of children abused by their stepparents which have gone...
Exiled In Past
The banks of Srinagar’s Nigeen Lake are host to Kashmir’s three generations of leprosy patients. They live, grow, marry and die inside the four...
Afghanistan On A Hill
Afghans have historically settled in Kashmir since the fall of Mughal Empire and even before. Umer Sofi visited a small Pashtun village that is...
Making Kashmir Home
Trafficking women into Kashmir for marriages is an old story. What is new is that not every one of the women lives an unhappy...
The Ramzan Economy
Less working hours, compromised production, a surge in consumption and a visible impact on earnings during the Muslim month of fasting do not prevent...
