The demise of distance
Arshid MalikBack in the recent past when two lovers were separated by physical distance both would be entangled in a “sweet” mesh of “painful...
A Little Less
by Arshid Malik
Izhar was one of the people who lead by example. He braved all odds to meet his professional standards.
Had I known you...
Tested OK
Arshid MalikInflation is probably the most popular and at the same time the most dreaded term on this planet. Soaring prices have pinned middle...
Green thumbs
Arshid MalikWhat is great about Kashmir is the natural greens that meet the eye in every nook and corner, every mountain and dale, every...
Meal deal
Arshid MalikI sincerely don’t know what is with us Kashmiris, we just don’t know how to survive without rice and meat. Where ever we...
Snoozing The Snoring
by Arshid Malik
Now, the matter at hand is that I am a brilliant (read disgusting) snorer and there is hardly anything I want to...
Carrying it around
Arshid MalikFor a long time now I have been planning to hit the healthy streak. I have planned and plotted my timings and routes...
Customer Care
Arshid MalikCustomer Care! Yes, that is the concurrent pass phrase for customers to extract support from companies and establishments from whom they have subscribed...
Cooking it up
Arshid MalikA couple of years ago an employee of our company fell sick while he was in the office. He started getting dizzy and...
Feeding on foliage
Arshid MalikKashmir is going through another tough phase and this time over it is “Mother Nature” who seems to be cross with the populace....
Selling it off
Arshid MalikI have figured out that it is all about selling – selling yourself, your talent, your whims and fancies, your face, your skills,...
Dreaming Sweet
Arshid MalikI live in a rented apartment in Jammu and by all means it is a cosy and comfortable place to live in. But...
Happiness and The Virtue of Keeping It
by Arshid Malik
Rather than landing on the fabricated social network which comprises of a plethora of networking sites and cellular technology we ought to...
Cultural Origami
Arshid MalikSomeone has to come out honest, I guess, and why not me. Look I am definitely not trying to be a hero here,...
Induced somnambulism
Arshid MalikI guess our readers are familiar with the term “Somnambulsim”, generally referred to as “Sleep Walking”. For those who are not acquainted with...









