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
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
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
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
Srinagar, June 27 -- Cities are living things. They grow, but they also groan. They carry not just buildings and roads, but the weight of people's hopes, the pace of their mornings, and the silent str... Read More
Srinagar, June 27 -- When people think about Kashmir, they mostly think about politics. But what's slipping away silently, with barely any attention, is the Kashmiri language itself. The language is ... Read More
Srinagar, June 27 -- Last intervening Thursday-Friday night, I was trying to impress Allah in Arabic language at quarter to 3. I struggled to remember a few words that could lend verbal expression to ... Read More
Srinagar, June 27 -- Land tells complicated stories in Kashmir. It carries generations of names, often written neatly in old revenue records. But when the government comes calling to acquire land for ... Read More
Srinagar, June 27 -- Kashmiris often grow up believing that some jobs deserve more respect than others. We hear it in conversations at home, in schools, and in marketplaces. Doctors, engineers, profe... Read More
Srinagar, June 27 -- When Mareeha Syed, a scholarship applicant from Kashmir, sat down last week to complete her college choice submission for the Prime Minister's Special Scholarship Scheme (PMSSS), ... Read More