All posts tagged "Kashmir"
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3HealthcareAnxiety, worry, medication—Kashmiri women in midlife health crisis
Having experienced some close cases and getting into conversation with various gynaecologists and physiatrists, and women in general, what one finds is...
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395Ecology
When Kashmir’s Gilsar Lake was a sanctuary of solace
“My eyes watered as the vivid childhood memories flooded my mind. That is when I mustered all my might and took it...
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1.9KFeature
‘He was one of our best’: Friends and farewell at DySP Humayun Bhat’s home
“His loss is unsettling. Our hearts sink thinking about his parents, young widow and his barely month old baby. The life can’t...
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686Culture
Sense and spirit of cultural entrepreneurship in Kashmir
As the story of cultural entrepreneurship continues to unwind, so does our narrative of expectations and appreciation. In the year of devastating...
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2.0KHandicrafts
The unfinished carpet—Inside Kashmir’s abandoned workplace
After losing his workforce and workplace, a master artisan is trying to make a relic out of one last piece. He nonchalantly...
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1.1KInterview
Kashmiri doctor’s youth-led cancer campaign sparks optimism
Dr. Shabnam Bashir is an accomplished Surgical Oncologist with extensive expertise in breast, colorectal, and peritoneal surface malignancies. With a career spanning...
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2.3KAgriculture
They once grew paddy, but then came floods and the lotus
Ending the crop monopoly of Dal and Nigeen Lakes, Bandipora villages used the pan-Kashmir crisis situation in their favour. Some 180 kanals...
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1.6KSociety
Disease, distress, desertion—Abandonment and old-age homes in Kashmir
Kashmiris have been known for their strong community bonds, but some of them now abandon their old ones at newly opened old-age...
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1.1KCulture
‘Lalwun naar’: The mood and music of Rasul Mir’s poetry
Mir is faithful to the title of “leader of descriptive writers” bestowed on him by Rahman Rahi. Dr Shiban K Kachru’s translation...
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2.9KSociety
Pierced dolls, torn photos, graveyard amulets—Kashmir in grip of ‘dark magic’?
Instances of Sihr or witchcraft have not been rare occurrences, but when ingredients of black magic and voodoo surfaced from the hallowed...
