All posts tagged "Society"
-
731OpinionEid and its essence: Are we squeezing the soul out of our festivals?
There are moments in life when the ground beneath your feet shakes, then come the moments when you wish the sky would...
-
980Commentary
Of melons and sheep
In an uncanny Kasfesque town of Krashnoy, (neither to be confused with Krasnoy from the novel ‘Malafrena’, where learnt men assuage the...
-
1.4KCommentary
A 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...
-
7.0KSociety
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...
-
3.4KFeature
Traditional tools coming to a grinding halt in Kashmir
The use of mortar and pestle is a symbol of Kashmir’s rich cultural heritage and its connection with ancient culinary techniques. A...
-
3.3KFeature
The portrait of Kashmir’s floating legacy
How the quintessential Kashmiri hospitality became a hospice of history. At a striking spot in the iconic Dal Lake unruffled by tourist...
-
9.0KFeature
How Haji’s home became a ‘hotspot of change’ in Gurez
Beyond the fascination for the verdant valley of Gurez, an attempt has been made by a native to make sightseers feel home....
-
2.4KNews
Divorces, marital feuds, domestic violence at all-time high in Valley: Kashmir’s Grand Mufti Nasir ul Islam
Srinagar: Kashmir’s Grand Mufti Nasir-ul-Islam Saturday said that divorces, marital feuds and domestic violence cases are all time high in Kashmir and...
-
4.4KFeature
35 years an inmate: Inside Kashmir’s stigmatized colony
Coming from a place where Saadut Hasan Manto bled his pen dog in the hinterland games of the two hostile neighbours, one...
-
1.8KGovernance
Mutton continues to be sold at Rs 600 as retailers flout Admin orders
Srinagar: The retailers of mutton across Kashmir valley seem not to be moved by the government orders and are continuing to sell...
