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...
Jailed Without Trial
A minor breadwinner of a poor family of ten is behind bars from the past six months without trial under PSA. Ikhlaq Qadri reports.
Shahzada...
Virtual Kashmir
Restricted to their homes for the most of summer, people in Kashmir have taken to the virtual world with a vengeance... Networking, gossiping, sharing...
Outsourcing Qurbani
A new concept in the centuries-old Islamic practice of offering the sacrifice of animals on Eid-Ul-Azha is gaining popularity in Kashmir. S Ikhlaq A...
Bought and sold
for a few thousand rupees many women from poor families in West Bengal are married to poor or mostly disabled Kashmiri men. Most of...
Believing in barter
Even in the 21st century many areas is Kashmir are yet to fully integrate in the modern economy. Syed Aadil reports a case of barter system still in vogue just 25 kilometers from state’s winter capital.
Curfewed Marriages
Big fat Kashmiri weddings have become austere this season, thanks to long curfews and shutdowns, but the simple ceremonies have much bigger hassles in...
