Srinagar, May 13 -- On the morning of May 12, 2012, the world lost a man few beyond his village may have known, but whose presence shaped mine completely. My grandfather, Assad Ullah of Dadasara Tral... Read More
Srinagar, May 13 -- In a modest schoolroom in Pulwama, an eight-year-old knocks over his water bottle, clenches his fists, and lets out a sharp yell. His teacher doesn't scold him. Instead, she lowers... Read More
Srinagar, May 13 -- In a sleepy Kashmir village, a young stargazer looked up at the night sky, chasing questions larger than his world: Why does the mind forget? Where does illness hide in the brain? ... Read More
Srinagar, May 13 -- Kashmiri farmers were stuck. Low yields, erratic weather, and markets that paid little kept them poor despite fertile soil. Now, a silent revolution is breaking that cycle. Young ... Read More
Srinagar, May 12 -- In the fanatic fall of 1947, as the subcontinent bled from its borders, Mahatma Gandhi stood before a restless Delhi and pointed quietly northward, and said: "I see a ray of hope i... Read More
Srinagar, May 12 -- In the second year of my nursing studies in Kashmir, I already know what burnout looks like. I've seen senior nurses work double shifts without complaint. I've watched them skip m... Read More
Srinagar, May 12 -- I stood in Ghulam Mohammad's workshop in Shehr-I-Khaas, Srinagar's ancient core, as his hammer struck a copper tray. The clang, sharp and alive, filled the tiny room. Over months ... Read More
Srinagar, May 12 -- When Virat Kohli walked out in whites, chest out, eyes burning, the game felt different. More serious. More alive. More ours. But now, that scene and statement has ended, as Kohli... Read More
Srinagar, May 12 -- Heroin, cocaine, and synthetic drugs are ravaging kidneys in Kashmir, leaving young people on the edge of extermination. This isn't just a health crisis, experts say, it's a betra... Read More
Srinagar, May 11 -- That morning, the sky above Shopian was pale and hushed. Snow clung to rooftops and pear trees, blanketed the narrow path leading to the old wooden gate. Crows had not yet started ... Read More