Srinagar, June 21 -- It was just another school monitoring visit. Or so I thought. At 11 in the morning, our team reached a hamlet called Shpora in the Narbal zone of Budgam district. We were there to... Read More
Srinagar, June 21 -- Pahalgam was supposed to be peaceful with its lush meadows, wooden cottages, river sounds. But after a recent attack on a group of tourists, the mood changed fast. Fear returned, ... Read More
Srinagar, June 21 -- Some dreams start with a question. In Kashmir, one such dream is fast spreading among students, professionals, and young officials:What if merit alone decided who got promoted? W... Read More
Srinagar, June 21 -- It's not often a novel written in Kashmiri reaches the global stage. But on June 16, that changed. In a groundbreaking announcement at Himal Southasian's annual Fiction Fest,To E... Read More
Srinagar, June 20 -- In early May, I travelled through border villages in Poonch, Rajouri, Uri. The visit came just days after the latest round of cross-border shelling ended as abruptly as it began. ... Read More
Srinagar, June 20 -- There was a time when the biggest fear in Kashmir was getting caught in crossfire. That fear hasn't vanished, but something else has crept in, something less visible, yet just as ... Read More
Srinagar, June 20 -- It was a blistering summer day in Pulwama. The sky was open and clear, and schoolchildren were filing into classrooms under tall walnut trees. Hania stood at the blackboard, white... Read More
Srinagar, June 20 -- The lump wasn't supposed to be there. A teacher found it while straightening Amina's collar in a Kupwara classroom. The nine-year-old didn't react. Her family hadn't noticed. But ... Read More
Srinagar, June 20 -- Past the switchbacks of Sonamarg, where the Nallah Sindh cuts through pine and pasture, lies Gund. This captive countryside looks peaceful with orchards, farms, and the hush of al... Read More
Srinagar, June 20 -- In the far south of Kashmir, where roads wind between poplar trees and school bells echo faintly across paddy fields, a college gathered for a farewell. The man at the center of ... Read More