Literature
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2.2KWhat Kashmir read in 2025: Books that moved hand to hand, heart to heart
The year 2025 in Kashmir was like any other year in Kashmir: full of rumours, expectations and disappointments. What kept Kashmiris going...
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960‘If a soldier can, why can’t we’: Brigadier Tanwar on saga of discipline, duty and incredible power of storytelling
In this candid conversation, Brigadier Sushil Tanwar opens up about his journey from commanding troops to commanding narratives, the military discipline that...
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2.4KHow a Kashmiri tale of love became a Soviet anthem of unity
Rashidov Sharof was a prominent Uzbek politician, diplomat, and public intellectual. He was the first secretary of the Communist Party of Soviet...
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1.7KLiterature as witness: On Roy, and the writer’s refusal of silence
I placed an order for Roy’s latest book at a local online bookstore. As excited as I always am before receiving my...
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1.4KLiterature, fiction, and education: A Journey through knowledge and imagination
Education is the bedrock of every progressive society. It serves not only as a means of transferring knowledge but also as a...
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1.7KIf Dante walked through Gaza: A modern descent into hell
When Dante Alighieri penned the Inferno in the early 14th century, he imagined himself journeying through the nine circles of Hell under...
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1.6KEchoes of a bald head
There are many things in this world no university can teach, and one of the hardest is parenting. Especially today, when we’re...
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1.7KThe power of pleasure: Why reading for fun deserves a place in every classroom
They say reading shapes the mind. But what they don’t often say is that it also shapes the soul. Step into any...
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3.1KDisappearing 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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1.9KWhere do the memories go?
My father travelled a lot for work. I am not entirely sure what he did. We lived on an island inhabited by...
