Special Report

In Srinagar, a single mother’s search for safety has turned into a three-year battle against the very system meant to protect her. From denied school documents to ignored warrants, she shares the heartbreaking story of how the judiciary became the biggest obstacle to her child’s survival. By Farhana Hamid  In the crowded halls of the […]

In the quiet shade of Najar Mohalla, history isn’t found in books or monuments, but in the patient hands of women gathering fallen branches. A reflection on the legacy of Hazrat Haji Bahram Saeb (RA), where silence feels complete and the bitter harvest of winter becomes a sacred feast. By Khursheed Dar Last spring, amidst […]

Prem Pawa hails from Srinagar and is an adventure tourism pioneer who began his career in the early 1970s. Trained at the Indian Mountaineering & Skiing School in Gulmarg, he is a permanent member of the National Geographic Society. He is credited with landmark “firsts,” including rafting the full stretch of the Zanskar River in […]

Dr. Rafeeq Masoodi’s latest collection of prose poems, Bey Pie Talash, is a lyrical journey through faith, memory, and the heart of Kashmir. By Rayees Ahmad Kumar Dr. Rafeeq Masoodi is a name that resonates deeply within Kashmir’s cultural and literary circles — a broadcaster, administrator, poet, and philanthropist whose work has shaped generations of […]

In a valley of many faiths, Nund Reshi’s simple ethics became a unifying language of compassion and humility. By Khursheed Dar Kashmir is a land that remembers. Its rivers remember the footsteps of poets and kings; its mountains remember whispered stories of love, loss, and quiet resilience. And woven into that collective memory walks a […]

The same event can feel like a setback to one person, and a breaking point to another. By Mursaleen Bashir Life rarely unfolds in neat, predictable ways. Challenges arrive uninvited, often catching us off guard. At first glance, these hardships may seem universal — as though everyone is battling the same storm. Yet the truth […]

Government schemes are opening small but crucial windows of opportunity for Kashmir’s women and youth. By Shafiya Wani Kashmir is not just a place on the map. It is a feeling, a wound, a memory, a heartbeat. For those of us who have grown up here, empowerment was never about big speeches or government slogans. […]

He came with 700 companions, carrying books and teachings instead of swords. By Rayees Ahmad Kumar Kumar In the history of Kashmir, few figures stand as tall as Hazrat Amir Kabir Mir Syed Ali Hamdani (RA), revered as Shah-i-Hamdan — the man often credited with laying the foundations of Islam in the Valley. Born on […]

When children no longer know the saints who built their world, what happens to the land they inherit? By Khursheed Dar There was a time, not long ago, when stories in Kashmir were not told through glowing rectangles, but through trembling lips beside warm hearths. Grandmothers would speak of saints with a mist in their […]