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“Lukh Kya Wanen?”: Weight of social expectations

“Lukh Kya Wanen?”: Weight of social expectations

“Lukh kya wanen?” — What might people say? I can confidently say that almost every Kashmiri, regardless of age, has heard this phrase at some...

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Kashif Afroz Khan

Stories where silence speaks

Stories where silence speaks

In literature, there are works that draw attention not by their size but by the quiet seriousness of their observation. Nasreen Hamzah Ali’s Raakh...

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Greater Kashmir

Mohammad kafeel qasmi

Chemically Imbalanced?

In Chemically Imbalanced, British psychiatrist Joanna Moncrieff takes on one of the most powerful and widely accepted ideas in modern medicine, that...

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Greater Kashmir

Dr. Ashraf Zainabi

Faith, ethnicity and culture

Faith, ethnicity and culture

The death of the supreme Iranian Shia religious leader Ayatollah Khamnie in a devastating air strike by the US-Israel joint attack drew different...

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Ashwani Kumar Chrungoo

Culture Compatible Expression

Culture Compatible Expression

India’s civilizational ethos has long been shaped by its extraordinary diversity of faiths, cultures, festivals, and artistic traditions. Among the...

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Greater Kashmir

Asra akhtar

The science of saving fish

The science of saving fish

Have you noticed how the water bodies of Kashmir no longer behave the way they once did? Winters feel different, snow arrives late, sunny days appear...

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Greater Kashmir

Guest Contributor

Managing the Rush

Eid is just a day or two away. A festival like this in Kashmir means all cars on the roads, and all people in the markets. For the government it means...

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Gk Editorial Desk

Ask the Doctor

 Q: As Ramzan comes to an end, many people feel physically drained. Is this normal? A: Yes. Changes in sleep, meal timing, hydration and routine...

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Gk Health Desk

Lifestyle Diseases in Kashmir

Previously thought to be a problem of urban and wealthy people, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are increasingly common throughout India, including...

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Greater Kashmir

Ayesha Bhat

Kashmir’s Growing Drug Addiction Crisis

Q1: Substance abuse has emerged as a serious public health concern in Jammu and Kashmir. From a psychiatric perspective, how does medicine define drug...

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Greater Kashmir

Arooj Bilal

Trump: Contemporary war leadership

In the shadow of the 2026 US–Israel strikes on Iran, which claimed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei and hundreds of civilians, Donald...

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Greater Kashmir

Colonel Maqbool Shah

The pill and the person

The pill and the person

In the search for relief, society often forgets a simple truth: medication can steady the mind, but it cannot rebuild a life. There is a quiet moment...

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Greater Kashmir

Saniyari Magray

Between Foreign Policy and Foreign Affairs

Between Foreign Policy and Foreign Affairs

Amid the ongoing war in West Asia, there has been sustained commentary on a perceived shift in India’s foreign policy. Experts and political leaders...

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Greater Kashmir

Prof. Gull Mohammad Wani

Kashmir’s silent cancer crisis

The steady rise in cancer cases in Jammu and Kashmir demands urgent policy attention and a stronger healthcare infrastructure. With cases crossing...

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Gk Editorial Desk

Needles Over the Line of Control

In a crowded outpatient corridor at Srinagar’s main psychiatric hospital, a young man in a black hoodie keeps his gaze fixed on the floor, fingers...

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Greater Kashmir

Ruvaid Wani

The Psychology of Panic

The Psychology of Panic

India is a nation that has repeatedly demonstrated remarkable resilience. From wars and economic challenges to pandemics and natural disasters, the...

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Bharat Rawat

The quiet power of human emotion

The quiet power of human emotion

Science, discovery, and invention are usually described as the triumph of rational thinking over human feeling. Emotion, in contrast, is treated as...

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Baiza Mushtaq

A perfect case for dialogue

A perfect case for dialogue

There has been a lot of euphoria over the release of environmental activist Sonam Wangchuk on Saturday (March 14, 2026) after the Government of India...

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Arun Joshi

Losing the moral anchor

Losing the moral anchor

The war in the middle east is only spreading out. Despite haughty claims of those who started this war, bombing Iran and assassinating its top...

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Greater Kashmir

Gk Editorial Desk

Sociological Understanding of Iran and US-Israel conflict

Sociological Understanding of Iran and US-Israel conflict

The ongoing conflict involving Iran, the United States, and Israel represents one of the most brutal geopolitical crises of the contemporary world....

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Tasaduq Maqbool Bhat

Evolution of an ATOM?

Evolution of an ATOM?

Most people first meet the atom in school. It is described as the smallest unit of matter. Everything around us, air, water, metal, our own bodies, is...

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Obeida ashraf

And the Eid falls on……

Despite the widespread use of Solar Gregorian Calendar World over for timekeeping, the ancient civilizations like the Chinese, the Hindus, the Arabs...

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Er. Ghulam Nabi Mir

Beyond the Golden Triangle

Beyond the Golden Triangle

Kashmir valley has been one of the prides of Indian tourism since the times of Moghul rule. Following British Raj and the subsequent Dogra rule which...

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Prof Upendra Kaul

First mass murder by AI?

First mass murder by AI?

The destruction of a girls’ school in Minab, Iran, in February 2026, where more than a hundred schoolchildren were reportedly killed, may mark a...

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Muzammil ahad dar

Let the Trout Thrive

Let the Trout Thrive

Blessed with glacier-fed and oxygen rich streams, Jammu and Kashmir has immense potential to undertake trout breeding on a national scale. It is great...

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Arif Shafi Wani

Climate warning

Climate warning

Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has once again spoken about climate change and its impact on Kashmir’s ecosystem. Addressing the National Conference...

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Gk Editorial Desk

Memories that remain

Memories that remain

Death is cruel. It keeps no calendar. Anytime, anywhere, a tragedy unfolds and a person is gone. Nothing hits us more than the death’s reflection in...

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Faizaan Bashir

UPSC, Cricket, Lavender and AI: The Transformation in J&K

UPSC, Cricket, Lavender and AI: The Transformation in J&K

Sixteen UPSC qualifiers. A maiden Ranji Trophy. Coding labs in Pulwama. Lavender in Jammu. The youth of Jammu and Kashmir are writing a new chapter...

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Guest Contributor

Battle of Hormuz

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Greater Kashmir

Surinder Singh Oberoi

Purpose beyond the self

Purpose beyond the self

Strive; and find yourself in selflessness This is the easy path for God knows better Righteousness is not limited to the spiritual elite. What the...

15.03.2026 10

Greater Kashmir

Hamna Munir

Normalisation of Absurd

Normalisation of Absurd

Something strange happens during wars. At the beginning, the world gasps. People pause. Headlines shock us. But then, slowly, something else happens....

15.03.2026 10

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Syeda Afshana

BAAL is in their Court

Let us rebuild the idea that has spoiled our senses all these months and severed our souls to the core. One direly feels the need to reset the...

15.03.2026 10

Greater Kashmir

Dr. Qudsia Gani

Institutional Continuity in Rural Governance

Institutional Continuity in Rural Governance

The Muqaddam is a long-standing South Asian rural governing institution. While the particular phrase gained popularity during the medieval Islamic...

14.03.2026 10

Greater Kashmir

Hilal Ahmad Tantray

Securing the Future of Workers

Securing the Future of Workers

The Employees’ Provident Fund is one of the most significant social security mechanisms designed to ensure financial security for employees after...

14.03.2026 10

Greater Kashmir

Muneeb Rashid Malik

Assault on a Leader, on an Idea

The assassination attempt on Farooq Abdullah on the evening of 11 March in Jammu is a deeply disturbing development in the already fragile political...

14.03.2026 10

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Dr S. Bashir Ahmad Veeri

The war and the word

Twice in his media conference on March 9, President Donald Trump called his current bombing of Iran as an “excursion”. On one occasion he...

14.03.2026 10

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Vivek Katju

The Political Afterlife of Karbala

The Political Afterlife of Karbala

In moments of profound political violence, history has a way of returning- not as a literal repetition, but as a moral vocabulary through which...

14.03.2026 10

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Zahid Sultan

Senior Citizens Lounge: “You Don’t Even Die,” His son told him

There are some stories one hesitates to write. Not because they are rare, but because they are painfully common. Some social realities sit heavy on...

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Dr. Zubair Saleem

Defining Mentorship: My Story, My Experiences

Defining Mentorship: My Story, My Experiences

Two years ago I was like any other student, with the same desire to advance my academic pursuits and excel in my career. I did not have anyone to talk...

13.03.2026 8

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Romaisa jan

The treasure beyond measure

The treasure beyond measure

We live in a world obsessed with numbers. We count our success in terms of salaries, promotions, designations, and bank balance. We measure our worth...

13.03.2026 10

Greater Kashmir

Dr bisma farooq sheikh

Iran–Israel Conflict and India’s LPG Crisis

The ongoing conflict between Iran and Israel poses a direct threat to India’s economic stability and energy security. Due to the current...

13.03.2026 10

Greater Kashmir

Dr. Mehak Jonjua

Is India experiencing templated modernity?

Is India experiencing templated modernity?

Indian society often celebrates modernity through its substantial aspirations, including digital governance, smart cities, the establishment of...

13.03.2026 10

Greater Kashmir

Dr Ashwani Kumar

A silent betrayal of family bonds

A silent betrayal of family bonds

In the quiet corners of many Indian homes, a troubling paradox is unfolding: parents shoulder lifelong burdens to secure their children’s futures,...

13.03.2026 10

Greater Kashmir

Harjeet Singh

Choose your vehicle wisely, Bus or a Bugatti

Choose your vehicle wisely, Bus or a Bugatti

They say truth be told. Therefore, truth be told: the 21st century is called the Age of Information. I kindly beg to differ. We live in an age of...

13.03.2026 10

Greater Kashmir

Mohammad Tazeem

Ramadhan: the month of Qur’an & Furqan

Ramadhan: the month of Qur’an & Furqan

Fasting for self-restraint, seeking guidance from Qur’an, the Holy Book that descended during the month of Ramadhan and exercising judgement between...

13.03.2026 10

Greater Kashmir

Gk Editorial Desk

Glaucoma: Silent Thief of Sight

Glaucoma: Silent Thief of Sight

Glaucoma refers to a group of eye disorders often associated with a dangerous buildup of internal eye pressure, known as intraocular pressure (IOP)....

12.03.2026 10

Greater Kashmir

Guest Contributor

Kidney health for all

In the present day world, with so much information available, it is always good that the public have knowledge about the function of various organs...

12.03.2026 10

Greater Kashmir

Dr Muzafar Maqsood Wani

Medicines are not ordinary goods

Medicines are not ordinary goods

Medicines play a very important role in saving human lives and treating diseases. However, medicines are not ordinary goods like groceries or...

12.03.2026 8

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Shabir Ahmed Lone

Tourism boom vs rural reality

Tourism boom vs rural reality

Tourism in Jammu and Kashmir has witnessed a remarkable rise in recent years. Government data shows that the Union Territory recorded over 2.36 crore...

11.03.2026 8

Greater Kashmir

Khushi tyagi

Financial vulnerability among J&K teachers

Financial vulnerability among J&K teachers

Teachers are often celebrated for guiding our children yet we often overlook the fact that they also need guidance and counselling. They teach...

11.03.2026 10

Greater Kashmir

Aasif Shah