Opinion
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1.4KHow smoking rewrites the brain and breaks the body
The morning starts with a familiar motion. Fingers wrap around a cigarette. Lips press against it. A flick of a lighter, a...
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1.9KForgotten tiles of Harwan: The story of how Kashmir holds many ancient worlds
سب کہاں کچھ لالہ و گل میں نمایاں ہو گئیں خاک میں کیا صورتیں ہوں گی کہ پنہاں ہو گئیں Not everything...
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1.4KWhat happens when the screen becomes a child’s world
You can see it in any home these days. A child sitting with a phone. The room is quiet except for the...
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1.9KIndustrial packages are not handouts: Why Kashmir still needs incentives
Industrial packages are foundational instruments for economic transformation, particularly in structurally disadvantaged regions like Jammu & Kashmir. Their importance extends beyond merely...
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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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1.9KThe hidden epidemic: How overwork is damaging our brains and bodies
We wake up, reach for the phone, check emails, even before the first cup of tea. Then we start again, messages, calls,...
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2.6KKashmir’s economy is changing fast and here’s what it must do next
On a bright autumn morning in Pampore, the fragrance of harvest lingers over the fields, which for generations were the economic lifeblood...
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638In a noisy world, reading teaches us how to hear again
The world never stops. Noise everywhere. Phones buzzing. Screens flashing. People rushing. Cars honking. Messages piling up. Reading asks for something different....
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976‘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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1.5KGold, shame, and silence: The cost of being a daughter
It begins in silence. A match struck somewhere deep inside a house, maybe in Haryana, maybe in Kashmir. A woman screams. Just...
