The period of the VHP’s belligerent build-up to the Babri Masjid destruction saw the rise of a mainstream ‘kar sevak’ media which destroyed the very […]
Category: Articles
Articles
Radical land reforms were key to Sheikh Abdullah’s towering influence on Kashmir
Within the Valley, the reforms caused a social transformation that has few parallels. It is relatively well-known that many Kashmiris almost worshipped the ground on […]
Why Muslims are on downslide?
Evolutionary process never stops. World progresses while evolution goes on. Actions keeping pace with evolution have made great progress and reached even the moon and […]
The untold story of how the rama idol surfaced inside Babri Masjid
An excerpt from Krishna Jha and Dhirendra K. Jha’s Ayodhya – The Dark Night that uncovers the story of how the mosque had turned into a temple overnight. Twenty […]
Food Wastage: A global problem
Food loss is defined as the decrease in quantity or quality of food products intended for human consumption that are ultimately not eaten by people […]
Why deaths no more depress Kashmir’s Gravediggers
Death can never be a cause for jubilation, but for a community living in Kashmir, death is not depressing either. In fact, death keeps them […]
Majid and Mugees: A tale of two rebels
Kashmir has more than a single reality and this was demonstrated by the examples set by two young men recently. Both of them made news […]
Marriages in Kashmir
Traditional sonorous symphony of Wanwun has been replaced by nuisance of mumbo jumbo musical bands and tosh singers Marriage as a concept signifies connection, […]
VoxPop – What changed after Darbar Move?
Secretariat and most of the government offices moved to Jammu and Kashmir’s winter capital, Jammu, this month. This reporter spoke to people in Srinagar to […]
Autumn – the season of colours
Birchbark was used as paper by humans thousands years back and it now needs our protection. With the onset of autumn most of the […]