Maulvi Abdul Samad Akhoon — A Life of Grace, Compassion and Quiet Service Khurshid Ahmad Akhoon It was past 10 on a quiet August night. Chowgan in Kishtwar was filled with people who had gathered, as people do when a familiar life comes to an end and a beloved presence is no more. There was…
Oh, so Taheri (yellow cooked rice) Is the Enemy of Cleanliness Now? When an age-old Kashmiri tradition is treated as a sanitation problem! Peerzada Masarat Shah Kashmir’s history is not merely a story of kings, wars, rulers and political movements. It is also the story of countless small traditions that have quietly held society together…
Srinagar has made it to a list that no city would want to top. Should we mourn, or should we celebrate? Dr Fiaz Maqbool Fazili There is something deeply ironic about a city blessed with Dal Lake, Nigeen,Manasbal Jhelum, Wular, Mughal gardens, chinar trees flora , fauna and snow-covered mountains finding itself among India’s lowest-performing…
Perhaps we do not always need to teach children another lesson. Sometimes we need to listen to the lesson they are already giving us. Gowher Bhat We spend years teaching children how to live. We teach them how to speak, how to behave and how to understand the world around them. We correct their mistakes…
What I remember most about Aashiq Sahib is a man who never seemed able to separate position from conscience. Dr. Fiaz Maqbool Fazili This is not a question against any individual or group. Some people we remember not because of the positions they held, but because of the values they carried. Revisiting the untold pages…
