Someone Is Stealing Kashmir's Six-Hundred-Year-Old Secret

Srinagar, Aug. 19 -- By Naziya Rashid A genuine Kashmir Pashmina shawl can take months of handwork before it reaches a buyer. A power loom can produce something similar in an afternoon. Both can app... Read More

Kashmir's Beauty Boom Is Built on Insecurity

Srinagar, Aug. 19 -- By Mohammad Ilyas Bhat A few days ago, at a friend's house, I counted more than thirty empty makeup boxes piled near the gate. Different brands and shades were discarded within ... Read More

Our Reckless Love Affair With Weight-Loss Drugs

Srinagar, Aug. 18 -- By Dr. Fiaz Maqbool Fazili A young woman walked into a clinic this year asking for tirzepatide, the injectable drug that has turned weight loss into a global obsession. She was ... Read More

If You Want to Know Congress, Sit With a Kashmiri

Srinagar, Aug. 18 -- By Raqif Makhdoomi There is a growing belief in Kashmir that the political weather will change once Congress returns to power in New Delhi. The argument usually rests on a simpl... Read More

Kashmir Cannot Let a Viral Video Become a Courtroom

Srinagar, Aug. 18 -- By Ashfaq Ahmed Zehgeer A video crossed two hundred thirty thousand views last week, and by the time anyone thought to check whether its claims held up, the damage was done. The... Read More

A Gallery of Grief and Grace in Kashmir

Srinagar, Aug. 17 -- By Iliyas Rizvi The day of recollection in Kashmir brought women and girls together through poetry, art and discussion. Schoolgirls recited Nouhas and Marsiyas. University stude... Read More

Kashmir's Alpine Lakes Need a Conservation Mission

Srinagar, Aug. 17 -- By Mauzam Bakshi Gangbal, Vishansar, Krishansar, Gadsar, Tarsar, Marsar, Kounsarnag, Sheshnag, Satsar, Nundkol, Alpathar. The names read like a poem, but these lakes themselves ... Read More

A Kashmir Observer Article Became the Reason for My First Interview Abroad

Srinagar, Aug. 16 -- Dear Editor, I am writing to share something that grew directly out of your decision to publish my article, "After Budgam, Now Baramulla: Why Kashmir Keeps Failing Its Daughters.... Read More

Where Do Abandoned Babies Go in Kashmir?

Srinagar, Aug. 15 -- By Syed Nissar H. Gilani My grandson Raed was born on April 12, 2012, in a private nursing home in Srinagar, and the house filled with the noise a family makes when it has been w... Read More

The Lockdown Kashmir Had Never Experienced Before

Srinagar, Aug. 15 -- By Syed Majid Gilani I grew up watching soldiers empty a street within minutes, shopkeepers pull down shutters overnight, and a single hartal call silence a whole town by noon. ... Read More

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