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Kashmir's Century-Old Community Watchmen Are Fading from Sight

Srinagar, May 29 -- In a busy alley of Anantnag's Lal Chowk, a shopkeeper folded his arms and squinted under the soft flicker of a streetlight. "There is a chowkidar here," he said, "at least on paper... Read More


'Be Selfish': Kashmiri Girls Are Breaking Generations of Silence

Srinagar, May 29 -- Even though Rifat is pregnant with her first child, her mother-in-law doesn't save milk for her. She's made to do most of the housework. Rifat tells me she's too scared to take tw... Read More


Are Grandchildren Losing Their Grandparents' Words In Kashmir?

Srinagar, May 29 -- In a sleepy village tucked deep in the Chenab Valley, 64-year-old Naseem Begum used to sing lullabies in Sarazi to put her grandchildren to sleep. She still hums the tunes, but the... Read More


Heatwaves to Intensify; Kashmir Already Scorched

Srinagar, May 29 -- Srinagar- As climate scientists warn of longer and more dangerous heat waves across India, Kashmir - once considered a summer refuge - is no longer immune. At the India Heat Summi... Read More


Kashmir Needs to Stop Treating Morality Like an Old Idea

Srinagar, May 29 -- It's not something we talk about much, but most people feel it. Something has shifted in the way we live together in Kashmir. The warmth in relationships, the sense of right and w... Read More


Kashmir Wants to Go Organic Like Sikkim. But Who's Listening?

Srinagar, May 28 -- The sun was still climbing over the ridges of Gurez when I stepped onto a potato field, soft with dew and dark with life. A farmer knelt beside me, his fingers moving through the s... Read More


'Each Daughter Had a Tree': The Kashmir We're Losing

Srinagar, May 28 -- I had only gone to fetch milk. A short walk to the next village, nothing dramatic. I pushed open the gate to come back, and there it was: noise, laughter, that unmistakable joy tha... Read More


What Eid ul-Adha Teaches Us in Kashmir

Srinagar, May 28 -- In Kashmir, Eid ul-Adha begins long before the prayer. You see it in the crowded markets, where people bargain over animals and children pull their parents toward sweet shops. Tail... Read More


The Cool New Way Kashmiris Are Keeping Their Language Alive

Srinagar, May 28 -- You don't need to walk through a university gate or open a dusty grammar book to see where language really lives. It's there in the chatter of school kids switching between Kashmir... Read More


Every Summer Vacation in Kashmir Is a Climate Surrender

Srinagar, May 28 -- It's mid-May in Kashmir, and Srinagar is already sizzling past 33degC. That's not normal. This time of year used to be pleasant. Fans weren't even needed. But lately, it feels lik... Read More