Jammu: Not all marriages are made in heaven. Some are solemnised at the point of a gun - as many women and teenaged girls in Jammu and Kashmir will tell you. … Read More»

Last year, Imtiaz Ahmed was marching in some of the biggest pro-freedom demonstrations India has faced in Indian administered Kashmir since the start of an insurgency two decades ago. … Read More»

A smiling tall lanky boy paces across the lawn to greet the woman who has just entered the school. With motherly affection the woman inquires about the boy’s foot wrapped in crepe bandage. … Read More»

In a conflict ridden region where seasoned entrepreneurs tread reluctantly and cautiously, a homemaker from a remote village has sown big dreams; and she is already reaping. … Read More»

I will be volunteering at the Hope Disability Centre in Wayil, Gandarbal district for 3 months this year. … Read More»

The cold December wind was blowing from nearby Dal Lake. Sitting under a mammoth dried Chinar tree Sahil, a six-year-old boy, was praying for someone he has never seen; his father Tariq Ahmed Rather. … Read More»

“I thought it was the end!” my mother sighed. Recalling the incident sends shivers down the spine as we saw death very close. … Read More»

hi i have sent a couple mails to the UN, i hope that it works. I have no hope from the two governments involved. … Read More»

Kashmir the paradise on earth! … Read More»

As a kid I would often rush to the baker across the lane in front of our house. The shop in the ground floor of the baker’s house had an oven in the back room. … Read More»