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The Book Boom That's Breaking Kashmir's Literary Backbone

Srinagar, May 10 -- Self-publishing has taken Kashmir by storm. It has given everyone-from schoolkids to first-time diarists-a shortcut to becoming an author. Platforms that once promised to liberate... Read More


That Day in Kashmir, I Lost the Plot

Srinagar, May 10 -- It was one of those rare winter days when everything looks perfect. The sun was high, the sky was brilliantly blue, and snow from the day before still blanketed the earth in blindi... Read More


She Beat Depression. Now This Kashmiri Girl Teaches a Village for Free

Srinagar, May 10 -- In a modest home tucked into the village of Chewakalan in South Kashmir's Pulwama district, a soft-spoken young woman begins her day with a chalkboard, a prayer, and a purpose. So... Read More


'Gulmarg Express': The Great Kashmiri Bus-tle

Srinagar, May 10 -- The bus is not merely a mode of transport in Kashmir. It is theatre, tension, poetry, and pure improvisation on wheels. Anything with a vaguely rectangular shape and the ability t... Read More


The Valley Speaks in Wani Nazir's Verse

Srinagar, May 10 -- In The Chill in the Bones, Wani Nazir gathers the dust of his homeland and turns it into poetry that aches. This haunting collection is part lament, part tribute, part reckoning. ... Read More


From Pride to Punchline: The Dark Side of Going Viral in Kashmir

Srinagar, May 9 -- When 18-year-old Sana received the news that she had topped her Class 12 board exams, her modest home erupted with celebration. Sweets were passed around, phone calls poured in, and... Read More


Pay, Play, Get Played: The Cost of Cricket in Kashmir

Srinagar, May 9 -- Across the valley, kids gather on dirt fields, their eyes set on the dream of making it big. But in the scramble for fame and recognition, an ugly reality is emerging. Local cricke... Read More


The Lawyer Who Sliced Through Kashmir's Legal Mysteries

Srinagar, May 9 -- InUnravelling the Kashmir Knot, senior advocate Dr Aman Hingorani turns to the law to decode one of South Asia's longest-running discords. With the eye of a jurist and the patience... Read More


I'm a Kashmiri Student. Law School Is My Hardest Case Yet

Srinagar, May 9 -- I didn't think law school would make me feel smaller. I walked in excited, maybe even a little smug, thinking I'd landed among the country's sharpest minds. And I had. But I hadn't ... Read More


PhDs on Contract: Kashmir's Brain Drain Begins at Home

Srinagar, May 8 -- Kashmir's academic community is grappling with a troubling paradox: some of the most qualified individuals-holding PhDs from prestigious institutions like IITs, Central Universities... Read More