OTHER VIEW
FLOOD FURY IN PIR PANJAL: AN OVERVIEW
The flash floods, landslides, land sinking, mudslides, land erosion and connected processes are naturally caused due to heavy rainfall and...
The Paradigm Shift in Pedagogy
Mahatma Gandhi once profoundly stated, “By education, I mean an all-round drawing of the best in a child and man—in...
WHO NEEDS FACTS WHEN EVERYONE AGREES?
There is a strange power in the word "everyone." When we say everyone believes something, we rarely stop to ask...
When History Speaks to the Young: Chinar Book Festival and the Return of Rajatarangini
Every civilisation is, in the end, a story it tells its children. In Kashmir, that story has lived for nearly...
From Soil to Skyline: When Success Forgets Its Roots
Many professors, doctors, engineers and civil servants residing in Srinagar today were born and raised in villages. Those villages nurtured...
Invisible Hierarchies: At the end of the game, kings and pawns share same box
Some successes are glorified, while others go unrecognized. Every society creates an invisible hierarchy. Some professions, lifestyles, personalities, incomes, or...
Reviving Gurez’s Heritage Crop: How Buckwheat is Making a Comeback in High-Altitude Gurez Valley
Nestled in the northernmost reaches of Kashmir, Gurez Valley is one of the most picturesque yet geographically isolated regions of...
Kashmir’s Networking Deficit!
There is a barrier in Kashmir that many people feel, but cannot easily describe. It is not about a lack...
Securing the Nation: 12 Years of India’s Zero Tolerance Against Terror
For over a decade the current government has been operating with a zero-tolerance policy towards terrorism. This radical shift in...
The Paradox of Progress
The notion that ‘Man is born free’ is nothing but a myth. Technology has caught him in a chokehold -...