In Depth
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539War, art, and the artist: ‘You look around, and there is only violence as a muse’
Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth – Pablo Picasso. Art, and thus, an artist, born...
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Changing trends, ‘erratic’ behaviour of Coronavirus worries Doctors in Kashmir
Doctors on the frontline flag erratic behaviour of the virus as they observe the continuous inflow of patients. This, as the administration...
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Losing the gloss: Cherry crops destroyed, left unattended by farmers
The pandemic, subsequent restrictions imposed on transport, and lack of access to markets, has spelled doom for orchardists in Kashmir. Unlike the...
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Is the New Media Policy and censorship on free press a new phenomenon? History proves otherwise
The New Media Policy has been called Orwellian by international press bodies, but censorship in Kashmir did not start with it. The...
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‘He was a loving father’: Bashir Khan’s family talks about the man, and the mystery surrounding his last moments
The wailing of women resumes after the completion of Asr prayers inside the Khan house in HMT area of Srinagar. Men, women,...
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Every parent must watch this: How a ’14-year-old’ exposed countless predatory men
Back from her school, Afrah quickly changes into her home clothes and checks her mobile. The notifications are exciting, this is her...
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‘I see India turning into Akhand Bharat’: Qazi Nisar’s letter to Rajiv Gandhi in 1987 warning against Hindu Extremism
In a letter written in 1987, to the then Prime Minister of India, Rajiv Gandhi, Qazi Nisar Ahmed, the slain Mirwaiz of South...
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‘We had only seen Kashmir through a male journalist’s lens’: In conversation with Masrat Zahra
On June 11, the International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF) named Kashmiri Photojournalist Masrat Zahra as the winner of this year’s Anja Niedringhaus...
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The curious case of ‘missing’ Feroz: Declared dead by police, resurfaced as a ‘spy’ in Pakistan
Srinagar: A young man working with the rural development department in the Shina speaking valley of Gurez, went missing, on November 18,...
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Poppy crushers and ‘dirty money’: Inside the narcotic heart of Kashmir’s South
The fight against drug abuse is on a halt due to COVID, but it is continuing to thrive and is destroying many...
