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 […]
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The Cost of a Click
Digital platforms are witnessing a disturbing new trend: the monetization of mourning. But this isn’t just a tech issue—it’s a leadership crisis. By Aubaid Ahmad Akhoon In the quiet, digital corners of our modern world, a disturbing trend is emerging that challenges the very core of human decency: the exploitation of funeral videos for profit. […]
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 Ghost Tongue of the Valley
They called it the language of ghouls. History calls it the lost voice of Kashmir. Discover the true story of Pishachi, the ancient “ghost tongue” that defied kings, shaped the Bṛhatkathā, and remains the ancestral heartbeat of the Valley. It wasn’t magic—it was the mother tongue. By Satish Mahaldar In Indian linguistics, few threads are […]
Cracking the Virality Code
Researchers Unveil Algorithm That Predicts Social Media Fame By Sheikh Aqib Farooq In the modern attention economy, the difference between a post that goes viral and one that fades into digital obscurity often feels like a roll of the dice. For influencers, marketers, and casual users alike, the “black box” of social media algorithms has […]
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 […]
Book review Shafkat Aziz’s Gentle Poems for Little Minds
By Rayees Ahmad Kumar In the expanding landscape of contemporary Kashmiri literature, especially within the delicate realm of children’s poetry, the voice of Shafkat Aziz Hajam has emerged as one of the most consistent and wide-reaching. A resident of the border district of Kupwara in north Kashmir, Shafkat has quietly but steadily built a reputation […]
FTSCs in J&K Show Progress but Convictions Still Low
Jammu & Kashmir reports its highest POCSO case disposal in five years, but a mere 4.5% conviction rate raises concerns over investigation and trial gaps. By Raja Syed Rather Jammu and Kashmir’s child protection and sexual-offence justice mechanism continues to show mixed results, with official data revealing both progress in case disposal and persistent gaps […]
Book Review: I Wrote Myself Under the Moonlight
From childhood innocence to moonlit longing, this collection glows with feeling By Imbisat Tareen In an age when poetry often bows under the pressure of performance and cleverness, I Wrote Myself Under the Moonlight by Wani Ibtisaam arrives with an unguarded honesty that feels almost disarming. This slim, 22-poem collection doesn’t pretend to be polished […]
The Cost of Leaving
In Jammu and Kashmir, a broken marriage rarely ends with two people — it becomes a public trial. Behind the silence and stigma are stories of courage, loss, and quiet reconstruction. By Mool Raj Sometimes a relationship doesn’t collapse — it frees the people trapped inside it. But in Kashmir, where the scent of chinar […]