In Depth
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3.1KA tailor’s mastery cuts his tribe’s mendicancy to pieces in Kashmir
Lack of social support often forces differently-abled persons to beg for living on streets as seen in the holy month of Ramazan,...
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2.8KAmid normalised caesarians, Kashmir hills busting modern-maternity myths
Tribal women in Kashmir maintain maternity health with an unshakeable belief in the natural birth process. Their simple lifestyle questions the complex...
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4.3KRehman Rahi’s language legacy has a new heir-apparent and he has a book too
Whatever literature, small or big, is wrought out in Kashmir, is largely either in English or occasionally in Urdu. Not many writers...
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4.7KPhoto walk in Srinagar—the city of moorings and metaphors
Amid urban myths and legends, Srinagar has stayed snappers’ picture perfect owing its heritage and history. Jhelum’s Ghat No. 9 is a...
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3.6KSlaughter ended a sibling’s promise in Kashmir
Amid shock and rage, the sibling recalls last moments and the promise that ended with a life. When a bucket full of...
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3.8KRemembering Billu—the pet emotion of my life
‘My mother always used to say that Billu came with fortune. When he was there, we never faced any problem.’ I was...
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4.1KCringe not creativity: Are Kashmiri social-media influencers normalising misogyny?
The image of a Kashmiri woman is being trivialized in reels, videos, skits in the name of creative freedom. Sehrish Hayat couldn’t...
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3.1KGuard and gloom—how Kashmiris mourned their ‘piece of heart’
Unfazed by online diatribe and demonization, Sanjay Sharma’s Muslim neighbours stood together with his family for tearful farewell. ACHAN, Pulwama — The...
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8.7KOf Vakhs and Shruks: The gnostic exchange between two Kashmiri mystics
“If Lal Ded roasts our hearts on the fire of love, then Nund Reshi does nothing less than move a mountain.” Lal...
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3.2KOut of deep freeze: Ladakh at Jantar Mantar
Inside Delhi’s dissent-show where the cold desert’s celeb avant-gardist was spearheading campaign for identity, rights and environment. The nerd who inspired Bollywood...
