The Misfortune of being a Female in Kashmir

Two articles in the Rising Kashmir cover a broad canvass of emotions in describing challenges facing females in Kashmir. The third and the last article from the Kashmir Images is one of hope and exuberanceFemale foeticide on rise in Valley: ReportSrinagar: Female...

Refugees in Their own Country

Pervez gives human shape to Kashmiris whom the valley has long forgotten(Mr. Pervez Majeed Lone, 32, was born in Ashpora, a hamlet located in Handwara Tehsil in the Kupwara District. His primary schooling took place in government schools in his hometown, and he...

The Audacity of Hope

Mehmood may not have thought about it, but his message applies to Kashmiri Muslims reaching out to Pandits as well(Mr. Mehmood-ur-Rashid, mid-30’s, lives and works in Srinagar. His commentary is published by the Rising Kashmir.)Thinking of Change“There is a way...

The End is Near

Irreversible environmental changes are affecting KashmirWular wetland may disappear in 7 yrs: Environmentalist Mir Tariq (Rising Kashmir)Bandipora: The world famous Wular wetland reserve, according to environmentalist, may disappear from the scene in next seven years...

City Without a Soul

Ather pleads for preservation of Srinagar’s historical buildings(Syed Ather Qayoom Rufia, 27, was born in Srinagar, and received his initial schooling from the Tyndale Biscoe Memorial School, Srinagar, and Jamia Milia Islamia, New Delhi. He graduated as an...