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Wombs That Remember

Srinagar, July 19 -- In homes where Hussain is not only mourned but lived, a Shia mother does not wait for her child to grow old enough to understand Karbala. She begins before the child is born. Thi... Read More


Is Kashmir the Next Japan? The Falling Fertility Rate Says Yes.

Srinagar, July 19 -- Yesterday evening, I went for a walk with my cousin, Advocate Zia Sultan. As we strolled, our conversation took a thoughtful turn. We were discussing the latest National Family H... Read More


When Life Was Cinema: Growing Up in1980s Srinagar

Srinagar, July 18 -- I was born on a summer day in Srinagar, in August 1979. It was the day when the air in the city carried both heat and festivity, especially because it was also the month of Ramaza... Read More


Why Are Kashmir's Hospitals Failing the Cleanliness Test?

Srinagar, July 18 -- The patient attendants who line the corridors of Kashmir's public hospitals know the routine. One waits for word from the ICU. Another recites verses under their breath. A third ... Read More


This Artist's War on Waste Is Kashmir's Wake-Up Call

Srinagar, July 17 -- On a recent summer morning, as crows circled a trash-strewn canal near the government school playground in Kulgam's Kulpora, Mudasir Rehman Dar unpacked his kit: crushed bottle ca... Read More


Kashmir's Unemployed Graduate: 'I've Become a Leech on My Parents'

Srinagar, July 17 -- I'm 25 years old, a graduate from a well-known university. Like many others in Jammu and Kashmir, I didn't step into the workforce right after finishing college. Instead, I enroll... Read More


The Road That Never Was: Kashmir's Kapran-Desa Route Is a Mirage

Srinagar, July 16 -- Kapran is a remote area located about 18 kilometers from the historic Mughal Garden of Verinag in South Kashmir. Blessed with breathtaking natural beauty, the region boasts a stri... Read More


Let the Kashmiri Students Represent Themselves

Srinagar, July 16 -- In India's leading universities, student politics is a rehearsal for real democracy. It's where future ministers learn how to debate, where civil servants learn to listen, and whe... Read More


'I Lost Everything': Online Gaming Ruins Lives in Kashmir

Srinagar, July 16 -- Noor Mohammad was once a man people admired in his Bandipora hometown. He had a steady electronics shop, a comfortable home, and two cars parked outside. His children were growing... Read More


Kashmir's New Drug? Online Gambling Leaves Families in Debt and Despair

Srinagar, July 16 -- A man from our community recently lost Rs.1.5 crore to an online betting game. That number may sound unreal, exaggerated even. But it isn't. What began for him as a harmless flut... Read More