Mountain Massacre
The killings in Gool, a Godforsaken bowl nestled in the Pir Panchal peaks, offered residents a day to be on roads for the first...
“For around 15 minutes, nobody knew who is where and who is doing what....
State’s junior Home Minister Sajjad Ahmad Kichloo led the state government team to Gool that was at the peak of crisis. He spoke to...
Pest’s Potency Proved
Those defending their guru by insisting that Gulzar Bhat separated from his wife because he was physically unfit must be shocked by what meticulous...
Facing The Music
Gulzar Bhat left carpet weaving and opted for carving out a niche of his own from the surging ‘faith business’. In a society preoccupied...
The Shrine Factor
An informal managerial arrangement at a Sufi shrine on the outskirts of Srinagar city which draws thousands of devotees every year has become a...
Tempted Temporality
J&K has four Hindu Shrine Boards. Amidst fierce resistance to the idea of internal management and utilization of resources owned by temples in Kashmir...
An Evolving Trust
Away from public gaze, a chain of schools across J&K has built massive infrastructure with community participation to educate more than 100000 boys and...
Fiddling With Faith
At the outset, it looked like a dangerous ploy of dividing the people on communal and sectarian lines was set in motion in a...
Reliving Faith
The historic mosque of Khanqah-e-Mualla which was built by the son of Shah-e-Hamdam in the heart of Srinagar city has played an influential role...
For Love Of The Land
At the peak of insurgency against Indian rule in Kashmir valley when Pandit community became easy targets of unidentified gunmen, in many cases separatist...
The Legend Of Jamia Masjid
The history of Jamia Masjid is a reflection of the history of Kashmir. A monument of resistance politics, the mosque has been witness to...
Outsourcing a Sacrifice
Millions of Muslims converge to perform Hajj in Saudi Arabia. As they offer mandatory animal sacrifices, the meat is supplied to the impoverished African...
J&K’s Yatra Network
Highly successful yatra to Vaishno Devi shrine and the controversial trek to Amarnath cave are not the only two ‘faith’ routes in J&K. Many...
A Road To The Cave?
As the Supreme Court is seeking improved and dignified basic facilities for the summer Hindu pilgrimage to Amarnath without compromising the fragile near-glaciated ecology,...
The Pedagogy of Sectarianism
It didn’t shake a table when a Sikh posing as a ‘devout Muslim’ led prayers at the fateful Jamia Mosque in central Kashmir’s Sendbal...
