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The Day I Became a Metaphor in Kashmir 

By  Syed Eesar Mehdi The year I turned fourteen, winter arrived with the quietude of an old man breathing. In our village near Budgam, snow covered...

19.05.2025 10

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The Land Revolution in Kashmir You Haven’t Heard Of 

By Mohammad Amin Mir In Chanderhama, a sleepy village in Baramulla district, a group of farmers huddled under a walnut tree while a patwari stood...

18.05.2025 20

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Gaslit, Isolated, Abandoned: The Untold Story of a Kashmiri Husband

By Syed Majid Gilani Sameer doesn’t like to talk about pain. He wears it like old wool: heavy, familiar, too close to be shed in public.  The way...

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Kashmiri Has 7.1 Million Speakers. It’s Still a Dying Language.

By Nawaz Manzoor I grew up hearing Kashmiri at home. My grandparents spoke it with ease, their conversations laced with humour, old proverbs, and...

18.05.2025 20

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In Kashmir, Helicopter Parenting Is Quietly Harming a Generation

By Haziqa Lanker Aamir was 15 when his parents realized they might be doing more harm than good. He grew up in a remote village, a place where love...

17.05.2025 10

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Cheat Code: Test of Friendship in Kashmir 

By Aisha Hasnain “I am not prepared for anything for tomorrow’s paper. I need to hurry home,” said an uneasy Arsalan as he and his...

17.05.2025 10

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In-Law or Outlaw: The Debate Tearing Kashmiri Homes Apart

By Bilal Ahmad Khanday Not long ago, I sat in a modest living room in Ganderbal, shoulder to shoulder with elders, relatives, and a local cleric. We...

16.05.2025 20

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Kashmir’s Waste Crisis Is Too Big to Ignore Now

By Dr. Ashraf Zainabi The mess is everywhere. In cities like Srinagar and towns across Kashmir, waste piles up in drains, open fields, and...

15.05.2025 20

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For Kashmir, Sustainable Development Is the Only Path Forward

By Mohsin Gulzar Kashmir has always spoken softly. In the rustle of chinar leaves. In the stillness of mountain air. And in the hush before the...

15.05.2025 10

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Drones, Data, and Dirt: Inside Kashmir’s High-Tech Farm Revival

By Mohammad Hanief Kashmiri farmers were stuck. Low yields, erratic weather, and markets that paid little kept them poor despite fertile soil. Now,...

14.05.2025 30

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Kashmir Refuses to Be a Hashtag of Hate

By Mahoor Haya Shah In the fanatic fall of 1947, as the subcontinent bled from its borders, Mahatma Gandhi stood before a restless Delhi and pointed...

13.05.2025 10

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‘Gulmarg Express’: The Great Kashmiri Bus-tle

By  Tariq Misgar The bus is not merely a mode of transport in Kashmir. It is theatre, tension, poetry, and pure improvisation on wheels.  Anything...

12.05.2025 10

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She Beat Depression. Now This Kashmiri Girl Teaches a Village for Free

By Gowher Bhat  In a modest home tucked into the village of Chewakalan in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district, a soft-spoken young woman begins her...

12.05.2025 10

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In Kashmir, One Exam Shouldn’t Decide a Life

By Mohammad Arfat Wani Exam season is more than just a period of study in Kashmir, as in many parts of South Asia. It becomes a storm that swallows...

12.05.2025 10

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A Window in Kashmir Opened Her World

By Sabreena Bhat That morning, the sky above Shopian was pale and hushed. Snow clung to rooftops and pear trees, blanketed the narrow path leading...

12.05.2025 10

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In South Kashmir, a Persian Mystic Still Gathers a Crowd

By Rayees Ahmad Kumar In the village of Berigam, tucked between the foothills of South Kashmir and the serene orchards, there’s a tomb that draws...

11.05.2025 20

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Why So Many Young Kashmiris Are Leaving and Not Looking Back

By Hirra Sultan I’ve spent too many Fridays listening to sermons that begin with paradise and end with guilt.  The voice from the pulpit always...

11.05.2025 20

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Pay, Play, Get Played: The Cost of Cricket in Kashmir

By Malik Yaseen Across the valley, kids gather on dirt fields, their eyes set on the dream of making it big. But in the scramble for fame and...

11.05.2025 20

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I’m a Kashmiri Student. Law School Is My Hardest Case Yet

By Faizan Fayaz I didn’t think law school would make me feel smaller. I walked in excited, maybe even a little smug, thinking I’d landed among...

10.05.2025 10

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Kashmir’s Disabled Kids Deserve a Seat and Support in Schools

By Mohammad Hanief In the region of rigorous academic adventures, children still leave home each morning with books in hand. They walk miles,...

08.05.2025 10

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From Looms to Orchards: Why Kashmir’s MSMEs Deserve Better Lending

By Danish Shafi Across orchards, workshops, and winding tourist trails, small businesses in Kashmir have kept the wheels turning through decades of...

07.05.2025 8

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Smile, Share, Serve: The Everyday Spirituality of Giving

By Dr. Muhammad Sameer Shafi Siddiqui The religious traditions and the sacred scriptures have throughout highlighted the importance of charity and...

06.05.2025 10

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Philosopher’s Search For God On Kashmir Campus

By  Dr. Javid Ahmad Mallah The air on campus carried the scent of pine and earth, sharpened by late autumn. From where I stood, the buildings of the...

04.05.2025 10

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In Kashmir, Men Battle Silent Suffering in Matrimonial Disputes

By M.M. Shuja On a grey autumn morning in South Kashmir, Riyaz (name changed), a government schoolteacher, was taken into a local police station...

04.05.2025 10

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When 89% Isn’t Enough: Kashmir’s Toxic Obsession with Marks

By Arshid Qalmi In Kashmir’s tuition-laden evenings, where streetlights blur into the glow of cram-school signboards, a quiet emergency is taking...

04.05.2025 10

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Kashmir’s Rivers Are Drowning in Our Filth—And We Don’t Care

By Dr. Ashraf Zainabi  I remember my grandfather standing by the brook for ablution, careful not to spit the rinse water back into the stream. Even...

03.05.2025 30

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The Cruel Price of Learning in Kashmir

By Javid Amin Imagine scrimping and saving to send your child to school, hoping they’ll learn, grow, and chase their dreams. Now picture that...

03.05.2025 10

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The Dark Side of Kashmir’s Grade Obsession

By Peer Mohammad Amir Qureshi Each year, when the Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE) releases Class 10 and 12 results, the Valley...

03.05.2025 10

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Is Kashmir’s Labour Day Just Another Workday of Exploitation?

By Peerzada Mohsin Shafi On May Day, governments across India make lofty declarations about workers’ rights. But in Kashmir, the reality tells a...

02.05.2025 20

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Can Kashmir’s Agriculture Think Like a Startup?

By Dr. Waseem Ahmad In Kashmir’s fertile land, a man with no degree is growing something bigger than crops. He’s building a future. Every...

01.05.2025 20

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Uninvited Kashmir: A Story of Blueprints and Bystanders 

By Dr. Syed Eesar Mehdi Kashmir has always been more than a geopolitical flashpoint. It’s a living landscape of culture and resilience. This...

01.05.2025 20

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Is J&K’s 7% Growth Just a Mirage?

By  Malik Daniyal Jammu & Kashmir’s economic outlook for 2024–25 looks optimistic on paper. With real GSDP projected to grow at 7.06%, and...

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Tourist Account: Kashmir Is Beyond Prime Time Lies

By Rimmi Vaghela I’m writing with a heavy heart from Jammu, where my plan of revisiting the paradise called Kashmir were shattered. Not by fear,...

30.04.2025 30

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From Saffron to Startups: A Vision for Kashmir’s Economic Future

By Wasim Khawaja Kashmir’s stunning landscapes and rich culture are well-known worldwide, but the region’s economic potential has often been...

29.04.2025 20

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Kashmiris Deserve Safety Too After Pahalgam

By Arooj Bilal The terror attack in Pahalgam left the country mourning. Social media filled with hashtags: #justice, #pahalgamattack,...

29.04.2025 10

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Trump’s Kashmir Slip Is a Joke on Washington

By Ahsan Maqbool  Donald Trump’s latest gaffe about Kashmir would almost be funny if the stakes weren’t so bloody.  Speaking aboard Air Force...

27.04.2025 20

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After Treaty Suspension, Kashmir Questions Its Share of Water

By Mumtaz Khan It took a horrific tragedy — the attack in Pahalgam that killed 26 people — for Delhi to suspend the Indus Waters Treaty, one of...

27.04.2025 10

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In Kashmir, Old Wounds Reopen

By Ayaan Saroori Until the afternoon of 22 April, Pahalgam’s meadows buzzed with the laughter of tourists. By evening, they were stained with...

27.04.2025 10

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The Principal Who Redefined College in Kashmir 

By Dr. Ashraf Zainabi In the shade of Charar-e-Sharief’s pine-covered hills, the Model Government Degree College grew steadily into one of...

27.04.2025 20

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A Kashmiri Grandmother’s Legacy of Love

By Syed Majid Gilani When I reflect on the people who shaped my early life, no one stands out more than my grandmother, Syeda Sakina Gilani. Amma,...

27.04.2025 20

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Kashmiris Wronged by Hate and Media After Pahalgam 

By Muneer Ahmed Gashi The violence that erupted in Pahalgam, Anantnag, has once again put Kashmir under the microscope of national and international...

27.04.2025 10

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Why Kashmir Couldn’t Become Switzerland of the East

By Dr. Fiaz Maqbool Fazili For years, I have wondered why Kashmir, often hailed as the “Switzerland of Asia,” has failed to live up to that...

27.04.2025 10

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Adil Shah and the Kashmir We Need to Talk About

By Ahmad Ayaz Kashmir won’t be remembered for bullets or bloodshed. It’ll be remembered for its people. People who choose dignity even in grief....

25.04.2025 20

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Is Kashmir Inviting Another 2014-Style Flood? 

By Syed Mudasir Mushtaq Kashmir’s streams, rivers, and wetlands are essential to millions. But today, these natural water bodies are under threat....

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Kashmir’s Climate Scam: What’s Really Happening?

By  Mohammad Younus Bhat In Jammu and Kashmir, a region highly susceptible to climate extremes, the alarming mismatch between climate funding and...

24.04.2025 10

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Kashmir Unites in Grief After Pahalgam Tragedy

By Ikkz Ikbal They came for the calm. For the smell of pine and the shimmer of Lidder’s waters. They came as tourists, carrying cameras, snacks,...

24.04.2025 10

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Wake Up, Kashmir: The Government Job Dream Is Over!

By Ikkz Ikbal For years, landing a government job in Kashmir was the ultimate goal. It was a sign of stability, respect, and lifelong security. One...

22.04.2025 20

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What I Saw in Kashmir’s Silent Forests

By Peerzada Aarif I recently walked through the forests of north Kashmir, places I’ve known and admired since childhood. But this time, something...

20.04.2025 20

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The Quiet Coup in Kashmir’s Academia

By Dr. Ashraf Zainabi The word “merit” used to mean something in the academic world. It stood for rigour, honesty, impact. But in Jammu and...

20.04.2025 20

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Know the Health of Your Political Life

By Dr. Younis Ahmad Sheikh In a democratic society, knowing the health of our political life is just as vital as knowing the state of our physical...

19.04.2025 10

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