Srinagar, July 14 -- A law is only as strong as the hands that uphold it. In Kashmir, where thousands of women step into offices, hospitals, schools, and studios every day, that law exists. But the ha... Read More
Srinagar, July 14 -- On most mornings, Aaliya Hameed wakes up tired. She teaches at a private school in Srinagar, comes home by mid-afternoon, and still feels too drained to talk, cook, or think clear... Read More
Srinagar, July 13 -- With every change in law, policy, or political climate, a new crop of manipulators has found ways to profit. Kashmir's legal frameworks for land are detailed, often stringent, an... Read More
Srinagar, July 12 -- In Jammu and Kashmir, a revolution is being scripted, on paper, at least. The government has launched WALHARUS, an ambitious project to digitize all land records in the Union Ter... Read More
Srinagar, July 12 -- Roads in Kashmir have a reputation for giving up long before their time. Asphalt peels, potholes bloom, and once-smooth stretches crack into webs of frustration. It's a familiar ... Read More
Srinagar, July 12 -- They saylove is blind, but that's hard to believe in a place where a boy's heart is weighed by his job grade and a girl's worth is measured in kanals. Today, in Kashmir, love wal... Read More
Srinagar, July 12 -- The Nallah Sindh doesn't roar as it runs. It winds down from the glaciers of Sonamarg, cutting through steep ridges, feeding forests, villages, and hopes along its way. Every ben... Read More
Srinagar, July 12 -- In a classroom somewhere in Kerala, children now sit in a U-shape. There are no front or back rows, just a circle of students looking at each other, and at the teacher, as equals.... Read More
Srinagar, July 12 -- The idea of peace is both intimate and elusive in Kashmir. You hear it in prayers at dusk, feel it in the hush of snowfall, and see it vanish in the blink of a news headline. We ... Read More
Srinagar, July 11 -- The boy from Pampore was just a youngster. He had walked into a private hospital in Srinagar for what should have been a routine treatment. He didn't walk out. By the time his fa... Read More