All posts tagged "Kashmir"
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3.6KHandicraftsThe 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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2.5KInterview
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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3.3KAgriculture
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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3.1KSociety
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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2.8KCulture
‘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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7.2KSociety
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...
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2.7KCrime
A chronicle of intrigue: What happened to Birjees Badroo?
The ‘superwoman’ once hailed as a harbinger of hope was found dead under mysterious circumstances inside her Sopore home on July 21....
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4.2KDevelopment
Gasping for breath: Kashmir’s prepaid power predicament
“The welfare government sticks to welfare programmes instead of coming up with prepaid smart meters.” Octogenarian Mohammad Shafi Shah has been gasping...
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6.7KHeritage
Haunting history of Kashmir’s ‘tallest’ house
“It was believed that the lights reflecting from the vehicles coming from Banihal could be seen from the top storey of the...
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4.4KAgriculture
Kashmir crop chronicle: Shallot in Saint Bibi Arifa’s spiritual abode
“She has sowed the diamond in our lands which we are extracting.” As one errands through the winding curves streaked amidst a...
