Guf Kral -The endangered legacy of Kashmiri potters as they struggle to keep the art alive
Gufkral is a site inhabited by potters who utilise the caves. Among the oldest caves in Kashmir, some estimates trace their origin to around 3000...
Why has fruit from Iran become ‘Apple of Discord’ in Kashmir?
By: Auqib Javeed Decrying the fact how a bad apple spoils the whole barrel, the Kashmiri growers have upped their ante against what they call...
Kashmir the epicenter of depression
By: Azhar U Din Among every five people in Kashmir, one shows symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, according to the Institute of Mental Health and...
How the Article 370 Move, India-China Tensions and Erasure Politics altered Kashmir Forever
Sumantra Bose's 'Kashmir at the Crossroads' is an insightful and fascinating narrative that has succeeded in keeping the focus on the people of Jammu and...
J&K HC Chief Justice Pankaj Mithal makes controversial remarks at RSS-Linked body’s event
Chief Justice Pankaj Mithal said that the inclusion of the terms “secular” and “socialist” in the Preamble of the constitution had “narrowed” India’s “spiritual image”....
Kashmir: Then, and Now
Seven decades of transformations in Kashmir Valley through the eyes of a frequent visitor By: Dr. Upendra Kaul I have been traveling to Srinagar, Kashmir...
Kangri & Pheran during winters in Kashmir
Kangri is proving to be the most effective for combating cold. Kashmiri people have been using Kangri for centuries, Kangri literally means earthen hearth or...
Lolab: Home to ancient springs
By: Jahangir Sofi One of the greatest poets, Allam Iqbal describes the beauty of the Lolab Valley, in one of his dedicated poems to the...
Ghosts of graveyard: Where does Kashmir’s dead go?
Fahad Shah Kashmir is plunging into an uneasy silence, the blood is flowing on the streets, but the dead are missing. The graves dug near...
Dotted with Security Bunkers & Frisking Points, Kashmir has ‘Returned to the Nineties’
Locals, political observers, and opposition parties say that the increased presence of security forces is disrupting lives and fuelling resentment By: Auqib Javeed When 65-year-old...