The date, the deed
A UN Official’s remark that they have not received any “proper reports” of sexual abuse in Kashmir has shaken the collective memory and reopened...
World of wood and hay
An ethno-botanical museum at Islamia College in Srinagar houses rare items but official neglect is spoiling the valuable collection. Ikhlaq Qadri reports
An Ethnographic Museum...
Killed Before Birth
An alarming decrease in gender ratio in the state with only 859 females per 1000 males, experts warn of an impending social disaster. Syed...
Bonded by custom
A poor widow tries everything to get her daughter a divorce from a bad marriage but is unable to repay the Pachil money she...
Caring for the less priviledged
Thousands of orphans, widows and downtrodden need support to live a dignified life, however, only some spare their time, and money, to help the...
For the love of money
She loved her car. She loved to spend, a lot, and she wanted more. Even the love for her children did not deter her...
Young Kashmir
A youth summit in Srinagar was organised to deliberate on different issues facing the society such as economy, culture and rights, but most of...
Walk to health
Increased obesity and other diseases related to irregular eating habits and a sedentry lifestyle is making many women and men to take a morning...
Don’t kill thyself
Attempting suicide may be a taboo in Kashmir’s conservative society but a lot of people across different age groups are taking the extreme step....
Zombie, Shombie on Twitter
After angrily signing off from his blog in 2008, Omar Abdullah is back on social media. Is he gonna stay this time around, Zafar...
‘Imported’ housemaids
Many Kashmiri families are employing girls from outside the state as housemaids. Most of these girls from poor families take the job to help...
No reason to hope
A few landless families live in small boats throughout their lives... penniless, houseless and hopeless. Ikhlaq Qadri meets a few such families in Dal...
Changing lifestyle
Winters have evolved their own unique lifestyle in Kashmir. Many things have changed over years, but some things from yesteryear's are still there. Aliya Bashir takes...
Living on edge
They extract stones from mountains to derive their livelihood, and in many cases, the quarries they work in, end their lives. Saima Riyaz peeps...
A prayer heard
Ikhlaq QadriTo perform Hajj once in lifetime is the dream of every Muslim. However, some perform it more than once. In rare cases some...
