Srinagar, July 3 -- The first time her husband struck her with a stick, Mumtaz was carrying his child. She was only three months into the pregnancy, still holding the soft hope of a new life. The bl... Read More
Srinagar, July 2 -- The question of regime change in Iran has recently resurfaced after the killing of Iran's top military commanders following the Israeli airstrikes. However, Israel's short-term goa... Read More
Srinagar, July 2 -- When the seventh day of Muharram arrives, Kashmir begins to carry itself differently. The streets soften. The voices lower. Even the rivers seem to move a little slower, as if lis... Read More
Srinagar, July 2 -- Some stories do not stay where they happened. They slip beneath doorways, settle in the folds of shawls, ride the wind like stray embers. Karbala is one of those stories. It did n... Read More
Srinagar, July 2 -- Plastic bottles, snack wrappers, tin cans scatter along the same paths they come to admire. The beauty that brings them here is slowly being buried under waste. This is not just a... Read More
Srinagar, July 1 -- In the story of land in Jammu & Kashmir, a single harvest still holds the key. It's not about what you grow today or even how long you've tilled the soil. It all comes down to what... Read More
Srinagar, July 1 -- The road to Gool winds through the hills of Ramban like a forgotten thread, stitching together forests, small homes, and the hush of mountains that seem to listen more than speak. ... Read More
Srinagar, July 1 -- It has been five years since my father Abdul Rehman Khanday passed away. Yet, his absence never learned how to stay still. It moves through my days. It sits across from me. I stil... Read More
Srinagar, July 1 -- Between the mountains of Jammu and Kashmir, where the Chenab River flows through Doda, Kishtwar, and Ramban, one question remains: when will the Chenab Valley finally be seen? For... Read More
Srinagar, July 1 -- Many of us had carefully planned these trips, some months in advance, only to see them abruptly cancelled after the recent terror attack in Pahalgam. Security concerns and new res... Read More