Barkat’s School
Started by a mother of seven to impart free education to underprivileged, Buchwara’s Lowood School…
Browsing: Kashmir Women
The Missing Mudasir?
When a junior engineer left her four-year-old kid home and jumped off the bridge at…
Dreams to Live
Despite tragedies knocking at her door at regular intervals she didn’t abandon dreaming. Aspiring to…
Brides for Sale
There are hundreds of non-local brides in Kashmir. While some marry on their own and…
Lady Mufti
In an overwhelming situation triggered by conflict, Ms Mehbooba Mufti led a marathon campaign to…
Ah, Set Afire
With conflict dominating the discourse, the ugly side of Kashmir’s routine is consigned to individual…
Driven to Death!
With an alarming rise in domestic violence cases women find themselves in a fix between…
Lady Power
After unfurling Pakistani flag and later addressing a Jamat ud Dawa rally on phone, police…
Setting a Trend
From a depressed women looking for a job to an entrepreneur who employs four people…
Cheated by kin
Women, as a group in Muslim majority Kashmir are the poorest section of society with…
‘Imported’ housemaids
Many Kashmiri families are employing girls from outside the state as housemaids. Most of these…
Emptied Lap
The turmoil has exacted a heavy toll on Kashmir. For each causality reported there is…
Successful entrepreneur, empowered woman
Mir Javeed profiles the success story of Nuzhat Maqbool, a young and successful entrepreneur, who…