Opinion
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1.3KKashmir’s apple farmers are struggling and technology may be their only lifeline
The valley of Kashmir lies tucked away in India’s northernmost edge, a land ensconced between towering mountain ranges and criss-crossed by shimmering...
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1.9KWhy the Kashmiri indie scene exists more in talk than in reality
Is the Kashmiri contemporary indie scene only a myth? Or does it exist in reality? The question doesn’t imply a lack of...
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1.7KBehind the hype: The real cost of Kashmir’s private coaching centres
Across India, private coaching centres have become almost synonymous with academic ambition. Social media platforms—Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and X—are flooded with videos,...
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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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1.2KWhen medicine turns poison: The unending tragedy of contaminated cough syrups
There is something deeply unsettling when a bottle meant to cure a child’s cough becomes the reason for a child’s death. Recent...
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2.0KIqbal and the making of muslim political modernity
The political decline of the Mughal, Ottoman and Safavid Empires in the eighteenth century did not signal a period of cultural and...
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1.6KThe 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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1.3KBreast cancer awareness month: Early detection can save lives
Most women know their breasts well, even if they don’t do regular self-exams, and know to be on the lookout for lumps....
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1.6KThe rules we don’t see: Culture and the making of a child
A child wakes up. Light spills into the room. The world outside moves slowly. The child’s day starts, like every other day....
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1.4KWhy travel is the only education you’ll actually remember
Sometimes the world feels too big, too loud, too unfamiliar. Even here in Kashmir, with the soft mornings by the Jhelum, the...
