Posts By Gowher Bhat
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1.3KOpinionWhen jealousy replaces merit: Envy in Kashmiri workplaces is killing productivity
Monday morning came, and the office felt heavier than usual. Over the weekend, someone had whispered into the boss’s ear. A few...
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1.2KHealthHow smoking rewrites the brain and breaks the body
The morning starts with a familiar motion. Fingers wrap around a cigarette. Lips press against it. A flick of a lighter, a...
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1.3KCultureWhat happens when the screen becomes a child’s world
You can see it in any home these days. A child sitting with a phone. The room is quiet except for the...
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1.7KCommentaryThe hidden epidemic: How overwork is damaging our brains and bodies
We wake up, reach for the phone, check emails, even before the first cup of tea. Then we start again, messages, calls,...
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540CommentaryIn a noisy world, reading teaches us how to hear again
The world never stops. Noise everywhere. Phones buzzing. Screens flashing. People rushing. Cars honking. Messages piling up. Reading asks for something different....
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1.4KHarassmentGold, shame, and silence: The cost of being a daughter
It begins in silence. A match struck somewhere deep inside a house, maybe in Haryana, maybe in Kashmir. A woman screams. Just...
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1.6KEducationBehind the hype: The real cost of Kashmir’s private coaching centres
Across India, private coaching centres have become almost synonymous with academic ambition. Social media platforms—Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and X—are flooded with videos,...
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1.5KCommunityThe quiet spark: How imagination awakens creativity in daily life
In the quiet corners of our daily lives, creativity often lies dormant, overshadowed by the relentless march of logic and routine. We...
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1.5KEducationThe rules we don’t see: Culture and the making of a child
A child wakes up. Light spills into the room. The world outside moves slowly. The child’s day starts, like every other day....
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1.3KEducationWhy travel is the only education you’ll actually remember
Sometimes the world feels too big, too loud, too unfamiliar. Even here in Kashmir, with the soft mornings by the Jhelum, the...
