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Strange bedfellows: the liberals and the leftists

The liberal-left nexus is a strange phenomenon as they have very little in common, especially in ideological terms, but with the rise of radical...

Can visits by foreign delegations to Kashmir achieve anything

We the people of Kashmir must be as much ready to tell the world about us as much as we must listen to them...

Europe will redefine itself despite political shift in the US

Despite the long-awaited political change in Washington as Democratic President, Joe Biden, has officially become the 46th President of the United States, Europe is...

India: A Flawed Democracy

Democracy in its broader perspective is all about respecting and recognising people's rights and liberties, following a Constitutional framework, and broadening the idea of...

Tongas in Sopore: Goodbye and Good Riddance

The recent decision by the Sopore administration to bar tongas from the streets of Sopore town can be termed as “better late than never”....

Kashmiri Papier Mache: A Perishing Art

Papier Mache has contributed a lot to the economy of Kashmir, but unfortunately this craft is becoming a part-time activity Papier Mache is a French...

Bollywood’s Kashmir

While the political theatre of Jammu & Kashmir is being transformed, Bollywood cinema is rediscovering its age-old infatuation with Kashmir. Flocks of denizens of...

No, Annie Besant was not a Christian Missionary

This is in response to the thought-provoking article titled ‘Annie Besant, SP College, and why Dogras, elite Muslims and Pandits discouraged education of Kashmiri...

Bad Bank: A Good Idea or Bad?

It may give a short breather, but it will not address the underlying causes responsible for such huge levels of NPAs, particularly in state-owned...

A strange shiver in the Kashmiri winter

A revitalised Kashmiri folklore makes for a promising debut, though a better publishing house could have helped Self-publishing has been acting as a catalyst to...

Pottery and Poetry

Pottery is an ancient art and craft that continues to dominate human civilisation despite the modern kitchen culture based on new material and technology....

Palestinian Boycott of Israel is Not Racist, It is Anti-Racist

Claims made by Democratic New York City mayoral candidate, Andrew Yang, in a recent op-ed in the Jewish weekly, ‘The Forward’, point to the...

How Moscow is capitalising on US retreat in Palestine, Israel

Israeli anxiety was palpable when it was reported that Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, was not contacted by the new American President, Joe Biden,...

Myths about Mono Sodium Glutamate (MSG), or Ajino Moto

Mono Sodium Glutamate (MSG) is a salt containing glutamate – an amino acid present in human bodies that plays a vital role in metabolism...

For the Kind Attention of Honb’le Lieutenant Governor

Dear Sir, Your kind attention is invited to the following few lines: That our many development projects have ended in a fiasco. Some of these are...

A Basket of Opportunities for Indian Economy

This time last year the world was a different place. The coronavirus had just emerged, every country was bracing for a lockdown, there were...

Kashmir’s Newspapers: Battling For Survival

We must lend a helping hand to an industry that has served us through the best and the worst of times A few weeks back...

Food is the best medicine, if taken in measures right

When diet is wrong, medicine is of no use When diet is right, medicine is of no need The progress we have made in creating machines,...

Exclusion of transgenders in Kashmiri language

Language is more than a means of communication; it is the way through which cultures, traditions, morals are passed from one generation to next....

If women change their mind, society will, too

Women must stop endorsing social norms that degrade and enslave them. The cessation of giving your unwilling consent to what you consider wrong would...

Hokh Syun: Dwindling Delicacy of Kashmir

Hokh Syun reminds me of the time when I used to see garlands strung from most windows, especially in downtown areas of Srinagar, in...

Intricacies of willow wicker craft

Willow wicker craft locally called “kaeni keam'' is the intricate art of basket weaving. It is an indigenous cottage industry of Kashmir that uses...

Foods that boost immunity

A strong immune system releases antibodies that fight off viruses, bacteria and foreign bodies that are responsible for disease or infection. To strengthen immunity,...

Nami Danam: To know not is to begin to know

How often do you think or have thought that whatever you know, whatever you've learnt, is merely a perception? The knowledge you've been getting...

How football came to Kashmir

While sitting with my mentor-cum-friend Fayaz Ahmad late one night discussing about Real Kashmir FC’s brilliant performance, I began to ponder on how this...

Behold Your Breath

The moment I close my eyes I profoundly feel you by my side embracing my indelible scars I feel your soothing hands holding mine Your bewitching eyes gazing...

What are ‘good jobs’ and where are they coming from?

All over the world today the central challenge to achieving comprehensive economic prosperity is to create enough "good jobs". Without productive and reliable employment...

Women as decision makers will make better decisions

Women tend to resolve crises without resorting to violence, advocate for social issues that benefit all, and allocate bigger budgets to issues like health...

The Case against Pakistani Normalisation with Israel

Pakistan, please do not validate apartheid; do not make military occupation normal The Pakistani government should never, under any circumstances and no matter the pressure,...

History created by Windies in Chittagong

This is the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic broke out that the Asian cricket teams are playing Test cricket at home after a...

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