Srinagar, June 23 -- I never thought I would see the day when a child would choose a screen over a storybook. But that day is here. It is in cafes and classrooms, in parks and living rooms. Wherever ... Read More
Srinagar, June 23 -- Is reading on the decline? The answer is in the affirmative, going by the opinion of academicians and experts. Several among them expressed apprehensions over the declining habit... Read More
Srinagar, June 21 -- No matter where you are, what you do, or who you're with - sometimes, nothing feels enough. You wait for something to happen. Something big. Or at least something that makes sense... Read More
Srinagar, June 21 -- In Kashmir, rice grew on more than rain. It followed unmarked paths, shared water, and the unspoken trust of neighbours-where memory guided what maps never showed. For centuries,... Read More
Srinagar, June 21 -- In Kashmir, physical education is no longer limited to dusty playgrounds or warm-up drills on frosty mornings. The subject that once meant stretching, team games, and laps around ... Read More
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