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2.0KWhat my six-month-old taught me about wonder
On a quiet winter morning in Kashmir, when the cold seeps into the walls and the sky outside looks pale and still,...
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1.5KThe 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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1.5KLife without phones: A reminder we didn’t know we needed
Parents say kids can’t eat without phones. Turns out, they can. One blackout, and families remembered how to talk to each other...
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1.7KThe lost stalls of Kashmir’s tribal women
The aroma of chai and roasted maize once carried empowerment. Now silence fills the stalls that gave tribal women independence. Shameema Bano...
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2.1KWhat the heart remembers: Teaching emotional presence in Kashmiri homes
It often begins quietly. A child is scolded for crying. Another is ignored when they’re clearly upset. A third is told to...
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1.4KCalamities, compassion, and the call to accountability
“What disaster could be worse than the silence of humankind, which is duty-bound to support the brethren in the face of calamity?...
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1.8KTired all the time? Understanding and addressing mental fatigue
You wake up tired. Go through the day half-awake. Sleep comes, but rest doesn’t. People call you lazy. They say you’ve lost...
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3.0KDisappearing Kashmiri lullabies: Cultural erosion at the cradle
Door ballaai tsajiyo Mauj balaai lajiyo Mol goyyo gaamun Su haa iyee shaaman Tamiss balaai tsajiyo Mauj balaai lajiyo. (May you be...
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1.6KScreen Overdose: How digital addiction is stealing childhoods in Kashmir
Kashmir at one point of time used to be full of life. The fields, the streets, the orchards—all alive with the sound...
