Sectarianism and sectarian conflict in the Middle East are often presented as having centuries-old religious and theological roots.
Year 2013: Working in a daily newspaper in Pune, in the pink of my physical fitness, some kind of a weird imagination struck me one day, when I assumed that my future was that of a potbellied reporter running around in press conferences, while munching on oily kebabs and curries.
Arthritis is poorly understood by common people.
With a unique model for making the picturesque 3000 kanal Tosamaidan meadow in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district as an adventure tourism attraction already in place, the move has hit a roadblock with littered shells continuing to kill and maim the local residents.
The coming to power of Imran Khan in Pakistan has renewed hopes both at domestic and international fronts.
Mohan Lal (73) of SukiKarlai, Udhampur, remembers in the days of yore his town was famous for its “Baa, BarhteBowlisyan” (cool breeze, banyan trees and natural springs).
In this special essay for the Kashmir Ink, Dr.
How University of Kashmir’s lackadaisical attitude has leaved students in lurch, writes Shah Khalid
Renowned for his upright nature and having a 15 year career filled with episodes of battles with JKCA administration over mismanagement in selection and providing of facilities to the players, Samiullah made to
In sports world we find numerous siblings and twins athletes.
The trend of leaving for green pastures in foreign countries is often witnessed among medical fraternity in Kashmir, but only a few take courageous decision of leaving fat salaries in dollars for re-settling in Kashmir to work for their brethren.
Mankind has existed for thousands of years now and with each passing generation, there is a change in the general mindset of the successors.
In Dullian village of Samba, widows are family breadwinners as around 20 men of the village have died of Pulmonary Kochs - a form of TB - while working in a silica extraction unit
Drug-abuse is habitual taking of illicit drugs, which is followed by addiction.
In the reportage and commentary on the violence that has roiled Kashmir since Burhan Wani’s killing in July 2016, one aspect has attracted relatively little attention: the wanton destruction of property by government forces.
Baghdadis, the pioneer coppersmiths of Srinagar, are keeping the trade alive
This year alone, 45 youth have taken up arms so far. Relatedly, 114 people have been killed in militancy-related operations in the valley. Of them, 53 were militants, 33 civilians, 14 policemen, 13 armymen and one pro-India politician.
Meet the doctor from Karnah who is making transformational contributions to the fight against cancer.
Meet Habib Naqash, the photojournalist who has captured the horror of the Kashmir conflict like few other.
Prof Salman Sayyid is head of the School of Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Leeds, United Kingdom, where he also holds the chair of Social Theory and Decolonial Thought.
The once sparkling springs of Anantnag are dying out and few seem bothered, least of all the government
Hanshika Kholi is a master cakemaker and she is only 16
Do you feel fatigued and depressed when the cold sets in? You may be suffering from Seasonal Affective Disorder
In the restive summer of 2016, “pellet” became perhaps the most feared word in Kashmir.
Excessive use of smart phones is damaging children’s eyesight at an alarming rate in Kashmir, doctors warn.
Wounded in firing, in coma for 40 days, bedridden for over half a year and still too weak to walk properly, this boy from Islamabad passed Class 12
Women representation from Kashmir in the scientific field and research is far less, but young Kashmiri women are increasingly pursuing PhDs in science, undertaking cutting edge scientific research, and taking up fellowships abroad to gain work experience in reputed labs.
They call him De Villiers and the swashbuckling batsman Adil Abdullah is living up to the billing
A testament to failure of a security-centric approach to Kashmir
“You know I really like officers like you.
Meet the “speed guy” from the Kashmir Valley Abid Nabi, whose peak years, as a pace spearhead, have been ruined by some short-sighted officials of the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) because of the ugly club politics.
‘Intention to erode Article 370, characterization of J&K accession as ‘final and irrevocable’ give set-back to confidence’
The story of two young friends who perished that day 24 years ago and the ordeal of a man who lived to tell the tale
Parveena Ahanger, chairperson of the Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons, has won this year’s Rafto Prize for “her long campaign to expose human right violations” in Kashmir.
On the morning of Bashir Ahmad Bashir’s wedding in the mid-70s, Srinagar Times carried his cartoon depicting a bride riding a horse with the groom holding the reins.
Technological disobedience can be a potent political tool in the resistance movement
Be it GST, Statistical Bill or Article 35A, you can see a clear onslaught on the state’s autonomy.
His teenaged daughter was allegedly abducted by the Indian army 17 years ago.
Last week when National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested eight resistance leaders, the Joint Resistance Group (JRL) called for a shutdown, a form of protest used extensively to display anti-state aspirations, in the Kashmir Valley.
Not for no reason is the maintream politician despised in Kashmir
Soon after the killing of seven Amarnath yatris at Botengoo, a group of civil society organizations, academicians, journalists and students gathered at Srinagar’s Pratap Park to express their outrage.
Why the Jammu and Kashmir Police is increasingly being targeted by militants.
Yasmeen Nisa, 28, was planting rice saplings in her field at Aragam village in North Kashmir''s Bandipora district when she fainted and collapsed.
Illustration by Suhail Naqshbandi/KI
I too was a target of India Today channel’s sting operation.
File Photo: Aman Farooq/KI
How the Indian military is using an Israeli surveillance system to check infiltration into Kashmir
Ovais Parray grew up being identified as a ‘fatherless’ child, his classmates and teachers always feeling sorry for him.
On September 20, 2016, the administration of Sri Maharaja Hari Singh Hospital sought an explanation from an employee for “unauthorised absence” from duty.
File Photo: Aman Farooq/KI
Farooq Ahmad Dar, 26, was tied in front of an army jeep and used as a ''human shield'' to keep the protesters away on the recent polling day in central Kashmir''s Budgam district.
Illustration by Suhail Naqshbandi/KI
Illustration by Suhail Naqshbandi/KI
According to official figures, 312 women committed suicide, most of them forced, from the year 2014 to 2016
Illustration by Suhail Naqshani/KI
Peter Frankopan restores Central Asia to its rightful place in world history
Author with his late father, Abdul Karim Ganaie
The idea of Kashmiriyat acquires sinister dimensions when it is repeatedly propagated by the state actors and defined as per their convenience and attendant agendas for the people of Kashmir
Illustration by Suhail Naqshbandi/KI
Illustration by Suhail Naqshbandi
Did the state's Health Department perpetuate the current unrest in Kashmir? Yes it did.
For the last nearly seventy years, India has deployed a raft of measures to strengthen its military control of Kashmir, and mobilizing religious passions in India to weaken Kashmiri struggle for political freedoms was always at the heart of its Kashmir policy.
First revamp and then promote public transport system to ease traffic congestion in Srinagar
INTRODUCTION
The present state of Article 370 of the Indian Constitution mirrors the tragedy of Kashmir
Article 370 of the Constitution of India is a unique provision.
Kashmir Ink reproduces an old interview with Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah published in the October 1980 issue of CARAVAN.
Kashmir is losing 228 kanals of agriculture land per day. At this rate, by 2040, there will be no land to grow crops
Haroon Mirani
A mother, father, wife, brother and a son tell their respective narratives of loss
KI REPORT
Former Pakistan foreign minister Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri’s book Neither a Hawk, Nor a Dove has re-ignited the debate in India and Pakistan on the former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf’s Four Point Framework for the resolution of Kashmir.