A Urban-Rural Divide

Two reports in the Rising Kashmir appear to bring out the chasm between city dwellers and villagers – while rich city folks are shunning “Bukharis” in favor of gas heaters and central heating systems, the sale of “Kangris” is at an all...

From Sublime to the Ridiculous!

A hard core Islamist sweeps through the campus of the Kashmir University at the same time that a conference on the “composite cultures” is underway . While ignoring that travesty, the Conference demands a medium of IAS examinations in KashmiriSeminar on...

Unrealized Expectations

Khayal’s heart is in the right place, but it seems that his head is full of ideas still evolving. Otherwise, why would he equate terrorism with “discomfort?”(Mr. Ghulam Nabi Khayal, 70, was born in Srinagar. He received his schooling and college...

Every Kashmiri in a World of His Own

Ashraf believes that self-centric life style has taken on a new meaning in Kashmir (Mr. Mohammad Ashraf, 66, was born and raised in Srinagar. He attended the S.P. High School and the S.P College before joining the Regional Engineering College at Naseem Bagh in Civil...

The Quiet Diplomacy and Kashmir

Rashid’s commentary on resolving the Kashmir dispute ‘quietly’(Dr. Rashid Para, 41, was born in Naira village in the Pulwama district. He did his childhood schooling in the local government run school in Tahab, and from the 6th grade attended the Sainik School...