In the saffron-scented valley of Kashmir, where poetry and mysticism have long been wedded, few names ring with as much spiritual authority and poetic thrust…
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Roots in the Roof: Preserving Kashmir’s Architectural Heritage
Kashmir’s traditional architecture is a masterpiece of sustainable design, where every beam and stone tells a story of harmony between human ingenuity and nature. These…
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Muharram in Kashmir: A Tradition of Faith, Discipline, and Harmony
The echoes of “Ya Hussain! Ya Hussain!” fill the air as mourners across Kashmir commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussain and the tragedy of Karbala…
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Muharram in India: A Tapestry of Grief, Devotion, and Cultural Unity
Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar, holds profound spiritual and emotional significance for Muslims across the world. In India, it is commemorated not…
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How to Stay Focused: The Method of Concentration in a Distracted World
Our success mostly depends on how we utilize our time. All of us have the same time. The same 24 hours a day, the same…
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That heartbreak, that innocence, that raw cry…
AM AH: Malayalam cinema always promises something special, and once again, it didn’t disappoint By ACL Kalpana The title AM AH made me pause mid-browsing…
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‘In contemporary media, the dog loves eating the dog’
We attack each other on television; we gloat when a colleague is attacked or arrested; we have no empathy when journalists are jailed; we have…
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‘I am not a ‘doomsdayer’. Urdu has not merely survived but flourished. Urdu is not dead, or dying. It is still the language of the heart and soul of India’
No matter how sick at heart we might occasionally get, no matter how depressed – we see it as our self-appointed task to keep on…
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The Dark Shadow of Social Media on Adolescence
‘The online pressure to look perfect, pretty and attractive can lead to insecurity, bad faith, emotional burn-out’ Aayushi Rana is a postgraduate in History from Aligarh…
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Echoes of Patriarchy: The Unseen Reign of Kashmir’s Elderly Women
The power of this dynamic, isn’t simple; it isn’t always gentle and can’t be justified through the lens of feminism. This power dynamic isn’t soft;…
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