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...

Srinagar No More

Majid says that in the name of progress, a beautiful city has turned ugly(Dr. Abdul Miraj Siraj, 63, was born in Srinagar and went to C.M.S. Biscoe Memorial High School. He completed his medical degree from Patna University and his advanced fellowships (FRCS, MRCS,...

Syed Ali Shah Geelani Quotes Mahabharat

Bhushan highlights a point in Geelani’s meeting with Pandits that was conveniently “white washed” by every valley newspaper(Mr. Bhushan Lal Saraf, 66, was born in Batapora, Shopian. He finished his schooling from the Government Higher Secondary...

Diminishing Dal

Fida believes a brick-and-morter project approach will not solve Dal’s woes since it is an ecological disaster(Mr. Fida Iqbal, 47, was born in Sopore. He attended the D.A.V. School in Nayadyaar, Rainawari, and the Government Higher Secondary School in Sopore. He...