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Penman’s Peregrination
Life takes a full circle, quite literally. Syed Asma talks to noted Urdu and Kashmiri essayist Prof Mohammed Zaman Azurdah to piece together dots of his life through partition, poverty and painful...
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Southern Samaritans
As bullet/pellet hit of seething south started crowding Islamabad Hospital, the rising sentiments made it tough for medicos to work before volunteers showed up and streamlined the chaos amid mounting...
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The Drowned Cop
by Aakash Hassan Afroz Lone. On day 2, of Burhan’s killing; Mattan received body of its cherished cricketer, Afroaz Ahmad Lone, an SPO of four years. Afroaz, 24, died on July 9, when, the Rakhshak he...
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It’s Magic
Next time you see somebody trying to read your mind on a street in Srinagar, don’t be alarmed. He could be Kashmir’s illusionist Raja Aadam. An illusionist, he has many tricks up his sleeves, reports...
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Saving Namda
An 18-year-old girl’s invention helped save the centuries old art of Namda making. A sports and science fiction buff, she already has her kitty full with offers from top world universities. Heena...
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Gold Hatrick
Insha Zahoor at AMU convocation. Defying conventions Shopian’s Insha Zahoor bagged three gold medals at a recently held convocation in AMU. Saima Bhat talks about her journey Insha Zahoor, 26, was...
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Whither Mufti doctrine?
On the first death anniversary of Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, Delhi indicated that he will become the second posthumous Padma Vibushan from J&K ever. Honours apart, the real big challenge for his...
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Being Burhan
In the new age Kashmir, even rebellion needs icons. But the rise of Tral’s sober son in the virtual world was meteoric, surprising and game-changing. As angry Kashmir is seething, Bilal Handoo explains...
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Defiant Doyen
The breakdown that followed Burhan’s killing pushed Kashmir back to protracted protests. Remote-controlling an unprecedented disobedience movement, the man known for his defiance had apparently an...
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Teaching Talent
Waseem Aziz with his students from Bunglowbagh Govt. School. His unconventional method of teaching helped him transform a government school in a way that two shifts were needed to manage the rush. It...
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A Militant for 53 days
Nobody knew what was going inside his teenager mind, till Basit Dar left and disappeared. For the next 53 days, he was faced with twin parallel chases – one by the police and the other by his parents,...
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The Gilgit Rebel
From Gilgit to Kupwara, Srinagar to Jammu and eventually from Muzaffarabad to London, Amanullah Khan Astori lived an eventful life to preach third-option for Kashmir. Pretty controversial for most of...
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Is it morning?
It is everyday struggle for pellet victims who lost their eyesight completely in summer 2016. Confined to dark rooms they wait for divine intervention to see again, reports Zubair Sofi Danish Rajab,...
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Kabir Chacha
Once a major character in managing the load of conflict on Srinagar streets, Kabir Sheikh, father of slain JKLF leader Hamid, died on November 30. Saima Bhat offers details of a long interview with him...
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Smile Please
First, it was emperor Jehangir and then Irish poet Thomas Moore, who sung in praise of Kashmir. Then Bollywood took over to reiterate that Kashmir is the only romancing place. But why is Kashmir so...
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Dreams to Live
Despite tragedies knocking at her door at regular intervals she didn’t abandon dreaming. Aspiring to become a teacher, this Islamabad girl is torn between managing her family and pursuing a career....
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Fading Memories
Deep South in a sparsely populated hamlet overlooking Shangus is a man who has lived a century and never used a vehicle. He knows the forests of India and Pakistan but has now started forgetting...
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A Phenomenal Struggle
In making individuals achieve their objectives, there are lots of people who contribute, especially in case of have-nots. But there are quite a few who remember the struggle and then credit the helpers...
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Mixed Memories
Perhaps the oldest surviving pensioner, Abdul Rashid Khan studied forestry in the UK when Hari Singh was still Kashmir’s proud owner. On the way home, he was caught in partition, massacres but had a...
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Iqbal Khanday: Man, Mind And Mettle
by Haseeb A Drabu For people of my age, a few years younger than him, Iqbal Khandey was a star. He was a great success story as he had qualified for the much coveted Indian Administrative Service...
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