Srinagar, July 15 -- Some climbs don't feel like exercise. They feel like a return. And that's what happened the day I walked up Takht-i-Sulaiman -Shankaracharya Hill, as many call it. I wasn't looki... Read More
Srinagar, July 14 -- This summer, Kashmir's waters aren't just flowing, they're claiming lives. Once symbols of beauty and calm, they've become sites of tragedy, as drowning deaths rise and joy turns ... Read More
Srinagar, July 14 -- In Banpora Wahibugh, a small village tucked between saffron fields and walnut trees in south Kashmir, time moves like a whisper. The mornings are unhurried. Women sweep courtyard... Read More
Srinagar, July 14 -- Kashmiris still celebrate the passing of board exams like it's a national victory. Sweet packets are shared. Banners with oversized portraits of toppers line market streets. Neig... Read More
Srinagar, July 14 -- It was supposed to be a routine school visit. Another pre-primary class tucked away in Narabal, Budgam. Another round of observations, notes, and nods. I'd done this a hundred tim... Read More
Srinagar, July 14 -- A law is only as strong as the hands that uphold it. In Kashmir, where thousands of women step into offices, hospitals, schools, and studios every day, that law exists. But the ha... Read More
Srinagar, July 14 -- On most mornings, Aaliya Hameed wakes up tired. She teaches at a private school in Srinagar, comes home by mid-afternoon, and still feels too drained to talk, cook, or think clear... Read More
Srinagar, July 13 -- With every change in law, policy, or political climate, a new crop of manipulators has found ways to profit. Kashmir's legal frameworks for land are detailed, often stringent, an... Read More
Srinagar, July 12 -- In Jammu and Kashmir, a revolution is being scripted, on paper, at least. The government has launched WALHARUS, an ambitious project to digitize all land records in the Union Ter... Read More
Srinagar, July 12 -- Roads in Kashmir have a reputation for giving up long before their time. Asphalt peels, potholes bloom, and once-smooth stretches crack into webs of frustration. It's a familiar ... Read More