Posts By Mir Dawar
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864AgricultureDon’t dig the well when the orchard is burning: Why Kashmir needs an empowered horticulture task force now
A friend visiting Kashmir from Lucknow recently went to the annual Kisan Mela organised by Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural, expecting to see...
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1.8KEducationFrom right to commodity: The neo-liberal remaking of education in India
Amid the Galgotias controversy, the author asks who owns knowledge, tracing debt, data and dispossession in India’s teaching-for-profit education regime. The piece...
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1.5KEconomyWhy infrastructure spending has failed to create jobs in Kashmir
“Economic change in all periods depends, more than most economists think, on what people believe…”: Joel Mokyr J&K stands at a curious...
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1.7KBusinessIndustrial packages are not handouts: Why Kashmir still needs incentives
Industrial packages are foundational instruments for economic transformation, particularly in structurally disadvantaged regions like Jammu & Kashmir. Their importance extends beyond merely...
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2.5KCommentaryKashmir’s economy is changing fast and here’s what it must do next
On a bright autumn morning in Pampore, the fragrance of harvest lingers over the fields, which for generations were the economic lifeblood...
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1.2KAgricultureKashmir’s apple farmers are struggling and technology may be their only lifeline
The valley of Kashmir lies tucked away in India’s northernmost edge, a land ensconced between towering mountain ranges and criss-crossed by shimmering...
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3.7KOpinionAn Obituary for writing Obituaries: Who deserves one?
A silent flute laden with a litany of moan am I, and if this escape my lips, it’s that I can silence...
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3.4KCommentaryReturn of the prodigal son and his encounter with Kashmir’s work culture
It was in the summer of 2014 when I decided to return home. I, like many others of my age had been...
