Short story: The Nuke War
Mushtaq Hurra “The bang sounds have stopped let me come out of this 20 feet deep trench to enquire about the scenario above “. I tried to persuade my parents, siblings and children with whom I have been in this underground dwelling since the day one of the war. “The bang sounds have stopped, the […]
Kashmir conflict a tool of Psychological warfare
Arshad Askari “Capture their minds and their hearts and souls will follow” The violence of war is one thing, but what about another form of warfare that you can’t even see? This is the act of psychological warfare. Psychological warfare is a broad term, but in all documented cases, the concept uses actions intended to […]
Pulwama attack and the emerging political scene in Kashmir
Nasir Ahmad Dar This year is a very important year in the context of Indian Politics. It is a year of elections. On one hand we have general elections lining up in a few months on the other hand we will be seeing assembly elections to be held in six other states. These elections, especially […]
Suffering Pashmina Artisans – A Ray of Hope
Hakim Mohammad Ilyas The 2,000-crore Pashmina industry occupies a substantial place in economy of Kashmir. Around 2 lakh people are involved in this craft. Kashmir Pashmina has a prominent position in regard to export and foreign exchange earnings. However, over the past two decades, machine made and mixed pashmina manufactured in and outside state and […]
Let’s create avenues for peace and harmony
By Mohammad Ashraf The incidents of violence in Kashmir are not new or novel before the world community. These incidents have been taking place here since three decades. Every Kashmiri suffered either directly or indirectly. We have a good population of orphaned children. We have a good number of maimed persons. We have a good […]
Education must be transformative
By Faizan Bashir Education is not about merely learning facts, it is more than this. In essence, education must be transformative. But, alas, education is neither transformative nor does it inculcate moral and ethical values, especially in the context of Kashmir. It’s very much unfortunate that we are oblivious of both Islam and modern education. […]
Pashmina Artisans and their sufferings
By Hakim Mohammad Ilyas Kashmiri artisans were once a vibrant, dynamic and prosperous people with a thriving self-sufficient economy. But how had they come to be so? With 700 followers descended upon the land of Kashmir, a sufi saint, Mir Syed Ali Hamdani from Persia is the one who shaped and changed Kashmir for ever-both […]
Social justice holds the aims of equal opportunity
By Vinod Chandrashekhar Dixit Social justice and equality is a significant issue in almost all societies around the world. 20th February was celebrated as the World Day of Social Justice proclaimed by United Nations General Assembly in 2007 in accordance with the goals and objectives of the World Summit for Social Development. Globally, injustice exists […]
Extremism is Deception
By Peer Faizan Bashir This Saturday evening, I ran into the audio clip which was being widely shared on social media. There was this empathetic conversation between a father and his militant son. Father not enjoining on his son to relinquish the fight-and save the precious life, but hold onto his religious belief! And, die […]
Sky’s the limit for the Airfare
By Mudasir Ahmad Gori Kashmir known for many reasons has hit the news desk again. In adding salt to injuries, this time Kashmiri people confront the issue of the increase in airfare. At a time when the whole of Kashmir is cut off from the rest of the world, the airline authorities don’t let this […]