Childhood Games – A Trip Back in Time

Manzoor recalls a time long gone when Gulli Danda was the King of Sports in a Kashmiri backyard(Mr. Manzoor Akash, 25, was born in Rafiabad, Baramulla district. He completed his schooling locally, and earned degrees in B. Litt (comparative Literature) and M.A. in...

Dismal State of Environment

If you enjoy your mutton dish then reach for the J&K’s State of Environment Report (SOER) to know what happens when you leave the mutton shopOfficial Survey Paints Dismal Picture of JK’s EnvironmentArif Shafi Wani (Greater Kashmir)Srinagar: Unbridled...

Hope is Eternal

Nida narrates a compelling story of immense sorrow and hope(Ms. Nida Qayoom,23, was born in Sopore. She matriculated from Government Girls Higher Secondary School in Sopore, followed by graduation in the English Literature from Government Degree College,Sopore. She...

Delayed Marriages Add to Mental Anguish

Salman looks at the societal data collected by a University of Kashmir scholar, whose research attributed late marriages to a number of factors, and suggests that gender based violence brings additional complexity to the issue. While highlighting violence perpetuated...

Prevention is the Better Part of Cure

Ashok says that Lokpal will succeed only if it seen more as an executive position that devises processes and procedures to weed out corruption and leaves prosecution to those already doing so. He also believes that in a republic, the Lokpal should report to the Prime...