Politics by Deception

Firdous says that public participation in the State elections negates the politics of Hurriyat(Mr. Firdous Syed, 42, was born in Bhaderwah, Doda, and had his schooling in Jammu. He is currently the Chairman of the “Kashmir Foundation for Peace and Development...

The Price of Obsession

An editorial in the Rising Kashmir highlights a continuing problem in Kashmir where an overdozed civil society is unable to wean away from politics to address remaining 90% of daily issues confronting the societyUnder-Mining Over-obsessed with politics Kashmir...

Dealing With Kashmiri (Literary?) Snobs

Riyaz has some advice for pseudo-snobs who are jealous of a budding author(Mr. Riyaz Masroor, 36, was born and raised in Srinagar. He is a Srinagar based journalist who writes in English, Urdu and kashmiri. Besides working in the local press, his articles have...

A Tale of Two Books

Zahid provides his perspective of two recent publications dealing with Kashmir(Mr. Z. G. Mohammad, 59, was born and raised in Srinagar. He earned his Master’s degree in English literature from the Kashmir University and has completed a course in Mass...

Racing Towards Oblivion

It appears that the Kashmiri indifference towards its surroundings has the same affect on its people (vanishing Pandits) as on its beauty (vanishing lakes)Illegal constructions devour Nigeen Lake; LAWDA In SlumberArif Shafi Wani (Greater Kashmir)Srinagar: While the...