A Conversation with Kanta Wazir’ – by Rekha Wazir Kanta Wazir (née Zutshi) was born in Srinagar in March 1930. She married Man Mohan Wazir (1926-2018), an IPS officer of the Jammu & Kashmir cadre, in July 1949. They lived in Srinagar till early 1990, after which they moved to Delhi. On 25th May 2019, […]
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The WSDC, Srinagar 1947-48
A Conversation with Kanta Wazir’ – by Rekha Wazir Kanta Wazir (née Zutshi) was born in Srinagar in March 1930. She married Man Mohan Wazir… Continue Reading…
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Freda Bedi’s Tryst With Kashmir
By Andrew Whitehead Freda Bedi (1911-1977), mother of film actor Kabir Bedi, was an extraordinary British woman, who fought for India’s freedom. Born as Freda Houlston,… Continue Reading…
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Kashmir’s 1947 Women Warriors
An In-Depth Investigative Account of the Women’s Self-Defence Corps (WSDC) By Ajaz Rashid In late October 1947, as tribal raiders breached the Jhelum Valley and… Continue Reading…
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Reclaiming the Silver Screen
For decades, Jammu and Kashmir was merely a picturesque backdrop for outside filmmakers. The debut of IFFJK marks the historic moment the valley claimed authorship… Continue Reading…
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The Verdict on IFFJK
The maiden IFFJK proved Jammu and Kashmir can stage a sophisticated global event, but high production values masked deeper structural gaps. Moving from administrative triumph… Continue Reading…
Op-ED

The Forgotten Vanguard of 1947
Conventional histories of the 1947 Kashmir crisis inevitably dwell on high-table diplomacy, the frantic signing of the Instrument of Accession, troop airlifts from Delhi, and elite geopolitical machinations at the United Nations. Yet, in the terrifying interregnum between the abdication of Dogra rule and the arrival of regular soldiers, the survival of Srinagar rested in […]
Politics

LG Addresses Valedictory Session of J&K GCC Summit 2026
Jammu Kashmir is open and ready for Global Capability Centres. I am fully confident that in the next 10 years, Global Capability Centres can become a vital part of Jammu Kashmir’s industrial ecosystem: LG Sinha Jammu: The Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today addressed the Valedictory Session of the J&K Global Capability Centre (GCC) Summit 2026. […]
Health

The “See It, Treat It” Miracle
From the pioneering days of 1941 to today’s cutting-edge molecular targeting, nuclear medicine has revolutionized how we visualize and destroy disease. By combining diagnostic imaging and targeted therapy into a single intervention, the “see it, treat it” model offers unprecedented hope for cancer patients worldwide. By Sofi Sarfaraz To a patient staring down a cancer […]
Environment & Technology

Living Behind the Screen
We trade real presence for curated perfection, chasing approval from strangers while drifting away from ourselves. Beneath the endless scroll lies a quiet struggle between authentic living and performative display. By Rayees Ahmad Kumar Social media has fundamentally rewritten the architecture of human communication, establishing itself as an undeniable geopolitical, cultural, and economic force. What […]







