Srinagar, Aug. 27 -- The monsoon has come back like a verdict. In the western Himalaya, rain is never only rain. It is history, judgment and warning. These past weeks, cloudbursts and flash floods h... Read More
Srinagar, Aug. 27 -- The day began like any other in Srinagar. People were scrolling reels, scanning QR codes, booking cabs, attending online classes, and streaming meetings. I was one of them, phone ... Read More
Srinagar, Aug. 27 -- Our language and poetry often reach for them when we try to describe beauty, majesty, or refuge. That image is breaking. Every few months now, footage emerges of hillsides colla... Read More
Srinagar, Aug. 27 -- The nightmare returned as the Jhelum swept into Kashmir's markets, traders threw up sandbags, and families rushed upstairs. In Jammu, a bridge collapsed, and in the Chenab Valley,... Read More
Srinagar, Aug. 25 -- In Srinagar, when a woman carries a gym bag, it often attracts stares. The object is ordinary, yet the act of a woman openly claiming time for her own body feels unusual here. F... Read More
Srinagar, Aug. 25 -- Walk through any Kashmiri bazaar in recent years, and you would see the same sight: a young man bent over his phone, building a fantasy cricket team. You would see a shopkeeper t... Read More
Srinagar, Aug. 25 -- These were ordinary families, farmers and property owners, confronting a pattern they described as "sustained denial of justice." Their complaints ranged from blatant encroachment... Read More
Srinagar, Aug. 25 -- The sound of the dhol once rolled across villages in Kashmir like a call to prayer. The nagara answered with its hollow boom, and the high-pitched surnai followed like a shepherd'... Read More
Srinagar, Aug. 23 -- The administrative rationale behind the order is meticulously detailed. It stems from a request to hold a Majlis-e-Hussaini on the 28th of Safar. Yet, this request has been met wi... Read More
Srinagar, Aug. 23 -- In Srinagar's old alleys, the clatter of looms has grown faint. Once-bustlingkarkhanasnow stand locked or turned into storage spaces. For centuries, Kashmiri handicrafts have car... Read More