The Ghost of Rural Kashmir

While Urban Kashmir is philosophising on Azadi, Rural Kashmir prays for the good life that city folks have We are Born to Protest!Asem Mohiuddin (Rising Kashmir)Few days ago, my boss called up and told me to cover the Bandh in Kupwara the call for which was given by...

Kashmir Carpet Trade in Doldrums

Global economic downturn takes its toll on Kashmir’s premier export commodityRecession Hits Kashmir CarpetZeenat Zeeshan Fazil (Kashmir Images)Srinagar: What the turmoil of past two decades could not do to Kashmir’s prestigious carpet industry, has been done by...

Exchanging Cultivating Land for Monetary Wealth

Bashir is concerned how corruption in land management and personal greed is reducing cultivatable land in Kashmir. Presently 65% food requirement of the state is being met locally as against 80% previously(Mr. Bashir Wani is the Administrator of Associated Hospital,...

Embrace the Future

Wasim’s vision for the future is one that builds on information technology. How can we get there?(Mr. Wasim Hussain, 29, was born in Srinagar. He attended Government High School and the Gandhi Memorial College, both in Srinagar. He has completed graduation and...

A Tribute to a Kashmiri Wetland Master

Mohammad recalls the life and times of a great environmentalist named Dr. Chaman Lal Trisal(Dr. Mohammad Rashid-ud-din Kundangar, 62, was born in Srinagar. He completed his Masters degree in Botany, and Doctoral/Postdoctoral degree in Hydrobiology through the...

Putting Faith in a Single Agenda Civil Society

Sajjad would like to revisit options, but a civil society that sees its world through a political prism alone is not the one that can ever deliver justice to all, especially minorities(Mr. Sajjad Bazaz, 45, was born in Srinagar. He attended the Khalsa high school and...