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Abandoned by children, elderly parents spend a lonely life
Professional life brings money but miseries too The colours of life were vibrant in all spheres of life in the house of Ghulam Rasool. Fun, […]
Fasting where the sun doesn’t set
Marya Hannun This week, with the start of Ramadan, Muslims from Indonesia to Michigan began fasting from sunrise to sunset in observance of one of […]
Kashmir killings raise fears of new bloodletting
After years of sharply reduced political violence in Indian-controlled Kashmir, the gunning down of four men with links to militants has fanned fears of a […]
In Kashmir, unexplained killings mount. A repeat of dark times?
Many Kashmiris worry the Indian Army’s explanation that militants are to blame is masking a revival of its old and hated counterinsurgency campaign. A decade […]
Return of the “unidentified gunmen”
Manohar Parrikar’s diatribe ‘to kill a terrorist by a terrorist’ is without merit and sense. The Defence Minister seems to be been making statements to […]
‘Ikhwan and Pakistan are back’
Dr. Syed Nazir Gilani We have a locally ‘elected’ (from a part of the State) Government in Srinagar. It represents only a part of the […]
The Entrepreneur Boom
“India is being recast, remolded and redefined,” says Hindol. There are two kinds of democratic activities – measured (as with periodic elections) and experienced (as […]
WAZWAAN: The King of all Feasts
Our traditional cuisine has withstood all the trials and di cult times over the past two decades Marriage functions in Kashmir are mostly about Wazwaan […]
A Kashmiri outside Kashmir: Victim of ignorance and prejudice (Comment)
As a young journalist working in Delhi, I find it always irritating to face the frequent question from people – even strangers – about my […]