Srinagar, Sept. 4 -- Kashmir's Jhelum has always been a storyteller. It flows through Srinagar with an ancient patience, teaching lessons that we have struggled to hear. In 2014, it spoke in a voice ... Read More
Srinagar, Sept. 4 -- I am a teacher in Kashmir, one of nearly 2,700 working on academic arrangement. Every September 5th, schools fill with flowers, speeches, and praise for educators. For us, the day... Read More
Srinagar, Sept. 4 -- I entered teaching with a sense of awe. Since childhood, I had been told that teachers were almost prophetic figures: guides of truth and justice, carriers of light in a darkened ... Read More
Srinagar, Sept. 4 -- Every September, the rituals return. Bouquets are carried into classrooms, stages are decorated, and principals deliver rehearsed lines about sacrifice. Teachers' Day unfolds lik... Read More
Srinagar, Sept. 3 -- On the right bank of the Jhelum, between the Nawakadal and Safakadal bridges, lies the Dhar colony, a neighbourhood that once carried the weight of power in Srinagar. The Jhelum ... Read More
Srinagar, Sept. 3 -- There is a steady rise in the number of people seeking psychologists in Kashmir today. Rooms with soft chairs and faint light have become shelters, where stories of loss and silen... Read More
Srinagar, Sept. 3 -- There were days when I envied even the street dogs of Ganderbal, panting in the summer sun. They breathed without effort, lungs working like bellows, as if air belonged to them. ... Read More
Srinagar, Sept. 3 -- It was one of those rains that seemed endless. I was in Upper Bazar, Qazigund, ducking into a tea shop to escape the downpour. Inside, the air smelled of damp clothes and steaming... Read More
Srinagar, Sept. 2 -- Every green orchard in Kashmir tells a story of families, livelihoods, and an economy rooted in the soil. Beyond a scenic backdrop, these fruit gardens are the heartbeat of rural ... Read More
Srinagar, Sept. 2 -- Srinagar- The Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir has been called to step in after the Indian Red Cross Society in the Union Territory halted two key fundraising activities f... Read More