Srinagar, July 11 -- Kashmir loves to call itself the land of rivers, springs and lakes, where water supposedly flows as freely as the poetry written about it. Srinagar sits close enough to the Jhelu... Read More
Srinagar, June 26 -- Warm asphalt pressed against bare feet as women entered Zadibal on Ashura morning, joining thousands of mourners in Srinagar's oldest Muharram neighbourhood. Black banners hung a... Read More
Srinagar, June 24 -- I still think about a book launch I attended years ago in Srinagar. The gathering brought together writers, academics, journalists, and readers to "celebrate" the publication of ... Read More
Srinagar, June 11 -- The photograph surfaced in Alice Springs nearly a century after it was taken. An Afghan man kneels in prayer on the desert ground in central Australia in 1934. Sunlight falls acr... Read More
Srinagar, June 5 -- For much of her life, Sameera viewed the banks of the Jhelum as a refuge. One evening recently, after a demanding day at work, she headed toward the river that winds through Srina... Read More
Srinagar, June 1 -- A terrible crime in Budgam lately triggered a wave of anger and grief online. Social media quickly filled with outrage, condolences, and heated debate. Then came something else: m... Read More
Srinagar, May 23 -- Nusrat stood near a walnut-wood pillar inside Khanqah-e-Moula, her fingers moving slowly over a worn rosary as hundreds of worshippers pressed through the shrine on the banks of th... Read More
Srinagar, April 27 -- The corridor outside Srinagar's family court smells of damp wool and stale tea. On a cold March morning, Rehana adjusts her dupatta while her lawyer, Haseena Akhtar, arranges pap... Read More
Srinagar, April 23 -- War films usually announce themselves with explosions. "Line of Control" opens with flowers. A teenage boy stands in a valley ringed by mountains and wild blooms. Bodies lie sca... Read More
Srinagar, April 17 -- Barbara heard it again last Friday, in a room filled with light and easy laughter. Someone called her a strong woman. It sounded like a compliment. She smiled, the way she always... Read More