Surprise, Wazwan is Kashmir’s Native Cuisine

Tahir debunks the notion that Wazwan is an import brought to the valley by foreign travelers and notes that the cuisine finds a mention even in old sanskrit textsDiscovering WazwaanTahir SufiThe popular local cuisine has always been the result of mostly the local...

The Tragedy of Lal Ded

The Lal Ded Maternity Hospital must be giving sleepless nights to the saint-lady of our history and folk loreLal Ded: crying for helpMuhammad Sadiq (Rising Kashmir)Health and education are the two most important components of Human Development Index of any nation. And...

The Indomitable Kashmiri Spirit

At 80, smiling Mala Begum sells vegetablesA story of real woman emancipationBaramulla: Kishore Nahid, a veteran Pakistani feminist poet once wrote – Joote Baichte, Moze Baichte – Aurat Mere Naam Nahi Hai.She was a feminist, a strong advocate of women emancipation but...

Can Government Jobs Deliver Efficiency?

Tanvir ignores the fact that even the best government bureacracies in the world do not match up to private sector for efficiency and customer-friendliness(Mr. Tanvir Sadiq, 31, was born in Srinagar and attended the Burn Hall School. He completed his Bachelor’s...