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Kashmir's Dog Problem Is Now a Parenting Crisis

Srinagar, May 19 -- Every night in Koolipora Khanyar, I lie in bed listening. Not to stillness, but to the snarling and barking of stray dogs. Sometimes they fight. Sometimes they just howl for hours.... Read More


Kashmir's Earthquake-Proof Homes Are Disappearing

Srinagar, May 19 -- I still remember the first time I saw a Dhajji Dewari house come apart, and then stay standing. It was during my undergraduate research, when I chose to study Kashmir's traditional... Read More


Kashmir's Most Unlikely Mentor Is an 85-Year-Old Vendor with No Degrees

Srinagar, May 19 -- Near a bend in the busy Pantha Chowk highway, just outside Srinagar, sits a man behind a stall patched together with plastic sheets and weathered ropes. There are sacks of red bean... Read More


In Kashmir and Beyond, Male Silence Is a Public Health Issue

Srinagar, May 19 -- Sorrow in Kashmir often travels in silence. But not always the kind you'd expect. While stories of women's silent suffering have rightly received attention, another kind of silenc... Read More


Letter to Editor: This Wasn't Just a Storm. It Was Kashmir's Economic Earthquake.

Srinagar, May 19 -- In my four decades of public life, I have rarely seen such widespread destruction from a single weather event. This was not just a storm. It was a disaster. Thousands of families i... Read More