Srinagar, July 22 -- On paper, Kashmir is developing. In reality, it's emptying out. You don't have to go far to see the change. Construction is everywhere. Residential towers are rising in the outsk... Read More
Srinagar, July 22 -- Across towns and villages in Kashmir, Muslim women are routinely denied the land promised to them at marriage. Haq Mehar, guaranteed under Islamic law and upheld by Indian courts... Read More
Srinagar, July 21 -- For years, schools in Kashmir welcomed children with a promise painted above the gates:Enter to learn, leave to serve. The slogan was meant to inspire, and imbue purpose. But it ... Read More
Srinagar, July 21 -- I was raised in a different Kashmir where every house on the street felt like a part of mine. A child's first step was everyone's celebration. And a neighbour's grief brought the ... Read More
Srinagar, July 21 -- It was a regular day. I was getting ready for my coaching class, flipping through notes, fixing my attire. My socks, as usual, were mismatched. One had a tear on the side. I noti... Read More
Srinagar, July 19 -- In homes where Hussain is not only mourned but lived, a Shia mother does not wait for her child to grow old enough to understand Karbala. She begins before the child is born. Thi... Read More
Srinagar, July 19 -- Yesterday evening, I went for a walk with my cousin, Advocate Zia Sultan. As we strolled, our conversation took a thoughtful turn. We were discussing the latest National Family H... Read More
Srinagar, July 18 -- I was born on a summer day in Srinagar, in August 1979. It was the day when the air in the city carried both heat and festivity, especially because it was also the month of Ramaza... Read More
Srinagar, July 18 -- The patient attendants who line the corridors of Kashmir's public hospitals know the routine. One waits for word from the ICU. Another recites verses under their breath. A third ... Read More
Srinagar, July 17 -- On a recent summer morning, as crows circled a trash-strewn canal near the government school playground in Kulgam's Kulpora, Mudasir Rehman Dar unpacked his kit: crushed bottle ca... Read More