Srinagar, March 28 -- Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, dazzles with its shimmering Dal Lake, Mughal gardens, and bustling markets-a city that wears its heritage proudly. Yet, beneath this veneer of beauty, tourist buzz, hustle bustle and speedy of life, lies a quieter despair and crisis: the hidden urban poverty. It's not the visible squalor of slums or the roadside beggar that defines this plight, but the discreet descent of once-prosperous families-merchants, artisan, landowners, traders, meager pensioners and professionals-who, due to a cascade of local upheavals and unfortunate incidents life, now teeter on the edge of ruin. Hesitant to shed their pride or reveal their fall, they navigate an improvised existence, mas...