Gaslit, Isolated, Abandoned: The Untold Story of a Kashmiri Husband

Srinagar, May 17 -- Sameer doesn't like to talk about pain. He wears it like old wool: heavy, familiar, too close to be shed in public. The way he walks, head down but sure-footed, tells you he's som... Read More

The Land Revolution in Kashmir You Haven't Heard Of

Srinagar, May 17 -- In Chanderhama, a sleepy village in Baramulla district, a group of farmers huddled under a walnut tree while a patwari stood before them with a smartphone. He zoomed in on a plot o... Read More

Kashmiri Has 7.1 Million Speakers. It's Still a Dying Language.

Srinagar, May 17 -- I grew up hearing Kashmiri at home. My grandparents spoke it with ease, their conversations laced with humour, old proverbs, and the kind of warmth that only a mother tongue can ca... Read More

For Kashmiri Doctors, There Is No Finish Line

Srinagar, May 16 -- When Dr. Shabir Ahmad's phone rings at midnight, he doesn't wait to check if it's an emergency. He pulls on a worn jacket, grabs his old medical bag, and steps into the darkness. ... Read More

Inside a Kashmir Lab, I Saw What School Never Showed Me

Srinagar, May 16 -- For most of my school life, science was something I memorized. Not explored. Not questioned. Just memorized. We were taught to define terms, draw neat diagrams, and score well in ... Read More

This Kashmiri Teacher Carries a Classroom in His Bag

Srinagar, May 16 -- I was recently on an academic visit to a small government primary school nestled in the hills of Budgam, my home district in Kashmir. It was meant to be a routine inspection, a che... Read More

In Kashmir, Helicopter Parenting Is Quietly Harming a Generation

Srinagar, May 16 -- Aamir was 15 when his parents realized they might be doing more harm than good. He grew up in a remote village, a place where love often disguises itself as fear. His parents were... Read More

A Decade Later, a Kashmiri Scribe Returns to Reclaim Her Byline

Srinagar, May 16 -- Ten years. That's how long it's been since I last sat at a newsroom desk. My fingers racing against deadlines, my words shaping stories, my byline carrying weight in Kashmir's medi... Read More

Cheat Code: Test of Friendship in Kashmir

Srinagar, May 16 -- "I am not prepared for anything for tomorrow's paper. I need to hurry home," said an uneasy Arsalan as he and his below-average friend, Haris, walked back home from school. "You k... Read More

This Kashmiri Village Boy Was Written Off. Now He's Changing Lives

Srinagar, May 15 -- The village of Pingalgam in south Kashmir doesn't often make news. It's the kind of place where time feels slow, schools are modest, and young people often carry more doubt than di... Read More

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