Translated from Kashmiri by: Ameen Fayaz By the end of the nineteenth century, a new branch of Zoology by the name of Phrenology was very popular (which dealt with the consciousness of organs). The objective of this branch was discussed as something that explores the question of how the different organs of the body have […]
Aharbal is located in the western part of south Kashmir in district Kulgam in the mountainous Pir Panjal region. It is about 28 km from district headquarters Kulgam. The place is bestowed with a beautiful landscape and enthralling beauty. Amid lush green forests and the echoes of river Veshaw, the beauty of Aharbal gets multiplied. […]
June 21st is celebrated as the birthday of renowned literary genius and public intellectual of Kashmir, Professor Mohi ud Din Hajini (1917-1993). In the year of his 104th birthday, here is a translation of one of his essays, Aalam e Akbar, from Kashmiri into English. Translated from Kashmiri by: Ameen Fayaz About six-hundred eighty-six years […]
All Kashmir-based unionist parties have described August 5th, 2019, as a black day and the unilateral actions by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party as unconstitutional and a murder of democracy. New Delhi scrapped the statehood of J&K without even an iota of consultation and dialogue with its trusted assets in Kashmir. Post August 5, the […]
I’m going to share with you my feelings and knowledge about my village ‘Mujgund’, which is an abode of love and peace. My beloved native place is not far from the main city but I wish it to remain a village as it carries such simplicity and grace. Mujgund is located about 12km to the […]
There used to be a time when I used to go to school every day, hang out with my friends every day, hug each other every day. We used to do stuff that we never thought would be so forbidden one day. Who would have thought that even going out for a while will be […]
Section 11 of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, states that the Election Commission of India and the State Election Commissions shall ensure that all polling stations are accessible to persons with disabilities and all materials related to the electoral process are easily understandable by and accessible to them. The aforesaid act was […]
We are led to believe that history is being made in Israel following the formation of an ideologically diverse government coalition which, for the first time, includes an Arab party, Ra’am, or the United Arab List. If we are to accept this logic, the leader of Ra’am, Mansour Abbas, is a mover and shaker of […]
In Kashmir caste is called as Kram or Zaat. It is reflected in the surname of people, which indicates the community they belong to. In the medieval period many Hindus, Buddhists and Jains accepted Islam but their castes stayed with them and they are still known by these castes today in Kashmir. There are mainly […]
In a major relief to the poor amid this devastating Covid- 19 pandemic, Prime Minster Narendra Modi announced on Monday, 7th June, that the government has extended the PMGKAY scheme to distribute wheat and rice free of cost to about 80 crore people till November this year. Earlier in the month of April, the central […]