Srinagar, Sept. 1 -- For years, Kashmiris lived with the idea that dining out was an occasional treat. Families saved such outings for weddings, festivals, or visits from relatives. Then came the chan... Read More
Srinagar, Sept. 1 -- We live in a society where trust often takes the shape of a signature. A brother seeks help for his business, a cousin pleads for support in securing a loan, and a friend insists ... Read More
Srinagar, Aug. 30 -- Noor Ahmad, 58, of Kulgam, arrived at the Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences in Srinagar on a frigid November morning, carrying his wife, Shabana, who had been diagnosed... Read More
Srinagar, Aug. 30 -- I remember the early hours of August 15 like a blur. Sabha Rasool, a young medical student from Kashmir, had died in Iran. Within moments, her phone started ringing with urgent me... Read More
Srinagar, Aug. 30 -- Kashmir once moved with platonic patience. Winters drew us close to the glow of kangris, to smoke curling from mud stoves, to Noon chai spilling its pink fragrance through narrow... Read More
Srinagar, Aug. 30 -- On a late August morning in Srinagar, rows of students at SP Model Higher Secondary School leaned forward in their chairs as the conversation shifted from likes and shares to atte... Read More
Srinagar, Aug. 30 -- On a summer afternoon, the camera opens to a hillside resort in Srinagar. Captain Tanvi Raina, the once youngest pilot from Kashmir, leans forward in conversation. Across from her... Read More
Srinagar, Aug. 30 -- Each morning, before the city stirs fully, Yumna, a twenty-three-year-old student in Srinagar, reaches for her phone. She bypasses WhatsApp, Instagram, the endless chatter of soci... Read More
Srinagar, Aug. 29 -- A rickshaw bumps along a narrow street in Srinagar. Sunlight falls across a courtyard, catching dust in its path. A stranger passes by. Their eyes meet for a moment, and the world... Read More
Srinagar, Aug. 29 -- I spent the last year living in a bubble, cut off from the world, my life orbiting a single goal: clearing the JKSSB JE Electrical exam. I left a job I tolerated, with low pay an... Read More