Death by Development

Lal Chowk is like an uncared child of a town planner, born to be torn into pieces, its beauty changed into deformity, none of his parents to...

ABSURD

For a change i will not talk about the daily bloodshed and killings but lets focus on a very different issue today , I was meeting some you...

DIVIDED WE STAND

* 20 Injured In Clashes, Youth Critical * Protests Rock North, South Kashmir* 4 killed in violence across Kashmir * Cable operator shot dead...

Kashmiri Proverbs (B)

 Buthis rab muthni' yin To lose self esteem, or honor in a society, as a result of some gross misdeed. (This is especially applicable to...

The Odd one Out

I haven’t worn jeans for the last half a decade, wore fancy retro spectacle with dark black frame which seemed ancient, have a hairstyle u...

यह बीस वर्ष का वनवास

यह बीस वर्ष का वनवास , नहीं जीवन भर का कारावास ! अदृश्य अछूता मेरा विश्वास, मृत्यु से आगे रहे मेरी श्वास ! मोक्ष की नहीं अब मुझे है आस रक्त ...

Mere BHees Varsh

Yeh Bhees varsh ka vanvaas, Nahi jeevan bar ka karavas ! Ahdrish achootah mera vishwas , Mrityu sehh ageh rahe meri shwaas ! Moksha ki nahi ...

Zero Bridge

Zero Bridge, one of the most iconic bridge in Srinagar, has a long history and mystery surrounding its name, with most of the conspiracy the...

Kashmiri Proverbs

Collection of Kashmiri Proverbs starting with “A”, more to come…  "Aen saenz kolai khodayas hava-li' " God takes care of our h...

Fire, Earth and Water in Exile

I will sit one day again,  on the hillock opposite Chrar, and look at it till it consumes me The fire that still rages in the mountains, Sh...

Gender and militarization in Kashmir

In 2002, an independent investigation report noted that for Kashmir’s society “of all atrocities committed by the security forces, the treat...

Stone Pelter