by Kashmir Forum | Mar 15, 2008 | Blog
Today is a token remembrance of a Kashmiri icon that is on the verge of slow extinction.While Jahangir Bukhari laments on the dying flames of Chinar, it may be that the government and general public are doing too little, too late.Today (March 15) is Chinar DayThe... by Kashmir Forum | Mar 15, 2008 | Blog
Aleem Akhtar to concerned houseboat owners: Doctor, Heal Thyself.(Aleem Ibne Akhtar, 23, was born and brought up in Srinagar. He did his schooling at the Tyndale Biscoe Memorial School and his B.A. (Economics) from Fergusson College, Pune. He went for higher studies... by Kashmir Forum | Mar 14, 2008 | Blog
Monisa watches the morning grind with a sharp eye and finds lessons of life all around her. (Ms. Monisa Qadri, 23, was born and raised in Srinagar. She matriculated from Mallinson School for Girls and studied bio-chemistry at the Women’s College, Srinagar. She... by Kashmir Forum | Mar 13, 2008 | Blog
Sara shows the resilience of proud Kashmiri culture. There is beauty in her spirit.A woman called Sara(Even an ordinary person can teach important lessons of the life, Syed Sibghat Geelani, encounters one such woman, who taught her some basic things.)Clad in a... by Kashmir Forum | Mar 13, 2008 | Blog
The U.S. State Department Report on Human Rights Practices (2007) highlights excesses of the state and insurgents, and describes the plight of victims. However, the Press in Kashmir covered only a part of the story. The rest is at the very bottom of this Press...