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Dreams, Dilemmas, and the Discontent of Distance: A Travelogue from Bengaluru
In a city swallowed by silicon and concrete, a peep into India’s diversity, its shrinking silences, stubborn intellectuals, and its sweetness carried back in a ...
Endangered Apple Empire: A Saga of Invisible Pests and Chemical Warfare
How relentless pests, disease and systemically flawed overuse of pesticides is ruining apples, land, water and the farmers
The Travelling Bees: From the Hives in the Hills to the Blossoms in the Plains
How the annual migration of beekeepers with their colony of bees from Kashmir to the warm plains of Punjab and beyond is crucial for both agriculture and honey ...
The Weight of Parenting: From Silence to Preparing a Thinking, Inquisitive Generation
Conscious parents in Kashmir are helping adolescents navigate complex emotions and conflicts within and outside in the world around them
Kashmir's Saffron Fields Wither, So Does a Way of Life
A lethal combination of climate change, pollution and official neglect is pushing the region’s famous luxury spice on the verge of extinction.
Kashmir’s Shift to Nuclear Families is Fracturing its Soul
A centuries-old cultural and economic safety net is collapsing due to the swift, forced transition from joint to nuclear families, leaving children adrift, elde...
Kashmir’s First Olive Orchard: Farmers Strike Gold From its Lessons
How an Indo-Italian collaboration transformed an Uri village into a hub for high-quality olive oil and sustainable farming.
New Secret of the Himalayas Unraveled: Bhal Padri a Stunning Meadow in the Lap of Chenab Valley
Bhal Padri, a remote trail of the nomadic tribes is now attracting tourists thanks to a new 10-kilometer road, allowing families, photographers, trekkers, and n...
Journey Back in Time: Village Life Thrives in Heart of Turkish Metropolis
And for Kashmiris, it sparks a longing—perhaps even a vision—to rediscover our own villages before they fade completely from view.
Rasul Mir and Mehmood Gami: Kashmir’s Twin Voices of Love and Faith
Through romantic ghazals and spiritual mathnavis, two poets from the heart of Kashmir crafted a literary legacy that continues to define the emotional and mysti...
Vanishing Earthworms & Dragonflies, Rising Pesticides: A Threat to Survival
A dual health and ecological crisis unfolds: Scientists link use of pesticides in orchards to brain cancer, impact on aquatic life as studies in the last two de...
Digital Guardians: Young Kashmiris Reviving Their Language
How social media creators are breathing new life into Kashmir’s rich linguistic and cultural traditions amidst modern threats. Young content creators are bridgi...
Kashmiri Artist Quits Corporate Job to Create Art from Discarded Animal Bones & Fallen Wood
Aziz Ul Rehman walked away from a stable job to carve a new path — literally. He transforms discarded animal bones, wood, and metal scraps into breathtaking art...
Kashmir's Aari Women Artisans: Low Wages pushing them to the brink
Bogged by a crisis triggered by government apathy and machine-made products, women artisans question why their work pays less than their male counterparts.
Kashmir’s Oldest Bookshop: As its Pages Turn Dim, its Legacy Endures
How the ‘Kitab Family’ Resurrected Kashmir's Literary Treasures and Became the Valley's Intellectual Hub
The Last Boat Rowers of Jhelum
As Jhelum – once a major transport lifeline of Srinagar – loses its sheen to pollution and neglect, two boatman continue to row along with diminishing hope and ...
From tradition to toxins: The irony of a colonial legacy in hair care
Why do toxic hair treatments reign supreme in the Global South while safe, traditional methods flourish in the West?
As Crimes Against Women go Up in Kashmir, Taboo and Normalisation Deepen the Silence
From married to single: Feelings of fear, vulnerability, and powerlessness disrupt the daily lives of women but beyond lip sympathy, a collective response of th...
Kashmir’s Chinars: Can Geo-Tagging Save the Dying Heritage?
A symbol of Kashmir’s identity, with links to Central Asia, faces an uncertain future
Vanishing Meadows: Loss of Grazing Pastures Pushing Bakerwals to the Margins
The nomads in this small Bijbehera village fight an existential crisis as meadows – their basic source of livelihood – become out of bounds.