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The Right to Switch Jobs Shouldn't Be Up for Debate

Srinagar, June 30 -- Across the world, employers are tightening their grip on workers. In the United States, non-compete agreements have come under fire for limiting job mobility and suppressing wages... Read More


The Fight to Keep Judo Alive in Kashmir

Srinagar, June 29 -- There are places the world forgets. Corners where dust gathers on ambition, and the soft sounds of effort go unheard. For me, that place has always been the mat. I first stepped ... Read More


How Kashmir's Classrooms Are Creating Jobless Graduates

Srinagar, June 29 -- On most days, the boy behind the counter barely looks up. He counts the money, puts the change on the desk, and calls the next customer. The shop belongs to his uncle, but the sto... Read More


The Lost Conversations Inside Kashmir's Busy Homes

Srinagar, June 29 -- In the old houses of Kashmir, the ones with carved windows and wooden eaves sagging under the weight of snow, time used to move slowly. Grandparents would sit on creaking veranda... Read More


Why Kashmir's Government Schools Are Losing Their Students

Srinagar, June 29 -- Across Kashmir, government school classrooms are slowly emptying. The benches are there, the blackboards are ready, but the children are missing. This is not because education is... Read More


Dowry Still Haunts Kashmir's Daughters

Srinagar, June 29 -- In towns and villages of the valley, a silent transaction often shadows the most sacred of ceremonies. Marriages here are not always about love or faith. Often, they are about pri... Read More


Walking on Eggshells: Fear and Silence in Kashmir's Private Schools

Srinagar, June 28 -- On a crisp morning in Srinagar this month, a teacher folded her lesson plans one last time and walked out of a school that many in Kashmir admire. The institution is known for it... Read More


Why Kashmiri Children Are Picking Up Tobacco So Young

Srinagar, June 28 -- Let's forget for a moment the warnings printed on cigarette packs. Let's set aside the gruesome images of damaged lungs and bleeding gums. Tobacco's biggest threat isn't just in w... Read More


When Repentance Becomes a Performance in Kashmir

Srinagar, June 28 -- Faith in Kashmir sits close to the skin. It seeps into morning prayers, shapes the rhythm of work, and lingers in the silence of long winters. But somewhere along the way, even t... Read More


The Unfinished Journey of Kashmir's Mobile Schools

Srinagar, June 27 -- In much of the world, children travel to school. In the mountains of Jammu and Kashmir, sometimes it's the school that must travel to the child. For thousands of tribal children-... Read More