Kashmir Changed. I Did Too. But the Words Were Waiting.

Srinagar, June 3 -- It's a strange thing, standing at the edge of something that once felt like mine. There's no real word for the feeling. Not grief. Not fear. Just a tightness in the chest. Like tr... Read More

What Kashmir's Rural Women Taught Me About Power, Grace, and Grit

Srinagar, June 3 -- I used to think I understood gender justice. In university, I studied it deeply. Books, journals, seminars. I could quote Foucault and bell hooks in the same breath. I learned how... Read More

Srinagar's Holy Market Is Crumbling

Srinagar, June 3 -- On Sunday, June 1, I walked into Eidgah in Srinagar, hoping to see the early signs of Eid al-Azha - the energy, the crowds, the animals, the bargaining, the joy. Instead, I stepped... Read More

How One Sufi and 700 Disciples Changed Kashmir Forever

Srinagar, June 3 -- In the fall of 1372, a man from Hamdan walked into Kashmir with fewer than a hundred companions. The king was away on a campaign. The people were uncertain. And yet, this group of ... Read More

Kashmir Can't Afford to Sleepwalk Into Covid

Srinagar, June 3 -- Covid-19 never really left. We just stopped talking about it. Now it's back in the headlines, with numbers ticking upward again. Across India, there are 3,395 active cases. Kerala... Read More

When Cousins Become Strangers: The Emotional Fallout of Kashmiri Family Disputes

Srinagar, June 1 -- A wise Kashmiri elder once said, "Bache chu dilas likhmut har lafz." A child's heart records every word. And yet, too often, during our family feuds, children are absent. Not just ... Read More

From Kashmir With Care: The Village Healer Who Never Left

Srinagar, June 1 -- ByGowher Bhat Wahibugh is the kind of village where everyone knows each other. It sits in South Kashmir's Pulwama district, surrounded by orchards and green fields. Life moves slo... Read More

From Fields to Courts: How Kashmiri Land Turns into Legal Fire

Srinagar, June 1 -- Land means everything in Kashmir. It's family history, livelihood, and legacy wrapped into one. So when someone passes away, the question often is: who gets the land next? That an... Read More

Kashmir's Stillness Tells a Story

Srinagar, June 1 -- When the recent attack in Pahalgam made the news, everything changed in an instant. Tourists cancelled their trips. Hotels sat empty. Streets that usually buzzed with life fell sil... Read More

J&K's Urban Shift: How Smart Cities Are Reshaping Daily Life

Srinagar, June 1 -- Just before sunset, the Jhelum river in Srinagar looks almost still. Its banks, once strewn with broken tiles and dust, now carry a new calm. The walkway is clean. Lights glow gen... Read More

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