Opinion
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4.4KAn ode to love and landscape
This article explores the lives and works of some of the most well-known Kashmiri poets, their deep connection with the region, and...
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3.5KOde to Poet—Saleem Al Naffar and the Spirit of ‘Sumud’
Within life’s colorful weave, versifier Saleem Al Naffar stood as a beacon of national pride, revered for his boundless generosity, approachable spirit,...
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2.4K‘We shall plant it again’: Ode to life caught in throes of hostility
In this piece, the writer connects the powerful poems about Palestine written over the decades with what is happening there today. All...
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2.4KBard’s pensive rhymes—an anthology of life entombed in anguish
Published in 2022, Mosab Abu Toha’s debut book of poems, Things You May Find Hidden In My Ear, is a study of...
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2.1KDo we really need 3-month-long winter vacation?
Three months of winter vacations with the associated jetlag in March is a rhythm-breaker and sums up the scene for an incurable...
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2.3K‘They’ve no time’: How distant soulmates make marriages miserable in Kashmir
Both stats and statements are hinting at the growing marital distress in Kashmir leaving families torn asunder and prompting one to question:...
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2.7KA deep dive into Kashmiri wedlocks
“If something as hard as stone gets pierced with water, what would happen to a human heart constantly under criticism?” At the...
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2.9KWhat fails Idea of Education: A Kashmiri Class 10 student addresses Elephant in Room
Writer’s Note: With the rising demands for extra classes and competency between students of different grades, I strongly believe it’s important that...
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2.8KLiving like a tippler pigeon in the aftermath of loss
Published by Neem Tree Press in July 2023, Safinah Danish Elahi’s The Idle Stance of the Tippler Pigeon explores the breakdown of...
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3.2KThe Nallah Mar Story—Part IV
Archimedes had said more than two millennia back ‘Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it,...
