Special Report
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72The lakes that remember: Water, myth and memory in Kashmiri folklore
Ancient lakes and springs emerge in folklore as living archives that hold the valley’s myths, griefs and enduring sense of belonging. There...
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63How Kashmir’s lost buffer zones bring bears and leopards to doorsteps
As Gaschari disappears beneath hotels, orchards and housing colonies, rising encounters between people, bears and leopards reveal a changing landscape that wildlife...
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74In Photos: Beyond the traffic jam lies Srinagar’s daily struggle
Srinagar: For the people of Srinagar, traffic jams have become a part of everyday life rather than an occasional problem. Every day,...
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188One night in Kashmir: 530 apple trees cut down, ₹40 lakh in debt
A Kashmiri family bet their house on an apple orchard. Someone took an axe to it the night before harvest. The apples...
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941Is Kashmir’s white spring fluff really pollen? What science says
Every spring, Kashmir witnesses a strange transformation. As winter fades and the Valley begins to bloom with almond flowers and fresh greenery,...
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562Nasha Mukt JK Padyatra signals a growing public movement against drugs
Across Jammu & Kashmir, a quiet but determined shift is taking shape. The Nasha Mukt Jammu & Kashmir Abhiyan is no longer...
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905How Kashmiri monks transformed Buddhist thought in China
Kashmiri monks and scholars carried Buddhist philosophy, texts and learning across the Silk Route to help shape Chinese Buddhism. The valley of...
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909This Mother’s Day, remember women waiting to become mothers
This Mother’s Day, while the world celebrates mothers and the joy of motherhood, let us also remember the women whose hearts have...
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1.8KZaal, Marg, Sum, Trag: Old Kashmiri words living in Vakhs of Lal Ded
Lal Ded, the fourteenth-century mystic-poet of Kashmir, known variously as Lalleshwari, Lal Arifa, and Lal Ded, composed her vakhs in a language...
