When a towering newcomer threatens to uproot centuries of peace in the Kingdom of the Talking Trees, the inhabitants must choose between ego and empathy. This modern allegory explores how a community’s greatest strength lies not in its tallest members, but in the invisible roots that bind them together. By Aubaid Akhoon Deep in the […]
The Winter Vigil
Law, Legacy, and Livelihood in Jammu & Kashmir By Sameer Ahmad As the year 2025 draws to a close, the landscape of Jammu & Kashmir is witnessing a profound intersection of rigorous law enforcement and transformative social welfare. From the silent corridors of ancient history unearthed in Awantipora to the high-tech battlegrounds of cyber-forensics in […]
A Son’s Letter to His Mother
A son revisits the morning that changed his life forever, tracing grief, memory, and a mother’s love that refuses to fade. By Mool Raj Every time I left home for Jammu University to pursue my M.Sc. in Environmental Science, I wrote letters to my beloved mother, Smt. Nant Devi. Between 1997 and 1999, I entrusted […]
Beyond Women’s Rights
After decades of service to her family, Saabirah finds herself battling not poverty, but rejection. Her story raises uncomfortable questions about justice, dignity, and the limits of women’s rights discourse. By Syed Majid Gilani When a woman chooses silence, the world often mistakes it for weakness. Saabirah’s life tells a different story. Her silence was […]
In a World of Endless Copies, Original Thought Is Fading
We are living in what can best be called the age of the photocopy. Like a page copied again and again from an already fading original, our ideas, words and expressions are losing sharpness By Abid Hussain Rather We like to believe that we are living in the smartest age humanity has ever known. We […]
Kashmir’s Polymath of Prose and Poetry
Widely regarded as the backbone of Adbi Markaz Kamraz, Nishat Ansari’s influence extended far beyond his own poetry, shaping the very institutions that safeguard Kashmir’s cultural heritage today By Rayees Ahmad Kumar In the constellation of eminent litterateurs, poets, and scholars, Nishat Ansari remains a towering figure whose intellectual shadow stretches across generations of Kashmiri […]
The Universal Language
From the ancient epics of Mesopotamia to the modern classroom, poetry has always been the language of the human soul. By Sahil Sharifdin Bhat Every sane person carries a verse in their heart. Whether it is a fragment of a nursery rhyme, a line from a sacred text, or a couplet from a film song, […]
The Apostle of Kashmir
History remembers him as the founder of Islam in Kashmir, but Shah-i-Hamdan brought more than faith to the Valley. By Rayees Ahmad Kumar Kumar In Kashmir’s rich history, few threads are as vibrant or enduring as the legacy of Hazrat Amir Kabir Mir Syed Ali Hamdani (RA). Often revered as the founder of Islam in […]
Reclaiming a Lost Generation
As aimlessness and drug use rise among the youth, our society faces a silent crisis. It is time to stop the blame game and start the hard work of rebuilding our community—together. By Aubaid Ahmad Akhoon We are living through a time of fast changes, and while the world moves forward, our own communities seem […]
The Two-Rupee Note and the White Fiat
From the gleam of the Principal’s white Fiat to the taste of a two-rupee samosa: A personal journey back to Greenland High School and the gentle, unhurried rhythm of 1980s Srinagar By Syed Majid Gilani To understand what we have lost, we must sometimes travel back. Not just across the years, but into a different […]