For decades, Jantar Mantar occupied a special place in India's democratic imagination. It was where voices from distant corners of the country converged to seek justice, recognition, and change. A...

For over three decades, the promise of Kashmiri Pandit return has occupied a special place in the political vocabulary of Jammu & Kashmir. Every few months, a conference is organized,...

In Jammu and Kashmir, there are hundreds of pressing issues demanding attention. Unemployment remains high, government offices continue to struggle with efficiency, healthcare is uneven, and drug addiction is quietly...

Jammu and Kashmir may have finally solved all its problems. At least that is the impression one gets from watching its politicians these days. Roads appear perfect, unemployment seems conquered,...

A recent social media post by senior journalist Bashir Manzar quietly asked a disturbing question: did people once visit Gulmarg to experience Gulmarg itself, but now come only for a...

In today’s Kashmir, politics is increasingly driven not by governance but by emotional spectacle. One week the Valley debates liquor. The next week Urdu. Then statehood. Then Darbar Move. Then...

For years, the restoration of statehood to Jammu & Kashmir has been projected as a constitutional necessity and an emotional aspiration. But increasingly, the slogan is attracting sarcasm instead of...

Kashmir is not short of water. It is short of awareness about its own water. Across districts – from Budgam to Kupwara – decisions are being taken without answering three...

There was a time when Kashmir wasn’t just a location – it was a character. Songs floated over Dal Lake, shikaras carried stories, and every snow-clad slope was a cinematic...

There was a time when Kashmir’s waste returned to the soil. Today, it returns to us – through water, food, and air. From the shores of Dal Lake to the...