Islam existed in Kashmir even 200 years before Kalhana wrote his Rajatarangni. But the immigrants who would come as mercenaries and traders would mostly restrict to an area that was designated for the low-castes, the Mleccha’s. It was only after Zulchu’s devastation of Kashmir and Rinchana’s conversion to Islam that Mlecch Mar got a dignified profile, a status that Saima Bhat found lost in the twenty-first century

As Jammu and Kashmir is racing to elect 90 members to the assembly that has lost its authority and sting in the last five years, Masood Hussain writes about the state of politics that underwent immense changes since 2014 when last election held

Though the assembly in Jammu and Kashmir has compromised its status and strength, it is expected to have visitors finally by October 2024 as the Election Commission of India announced the three-phase poll schedule, writes Faiqa Masoodi 

A new generation of entrepreneurs is rediscovering Kashmir's heritage crafts and age-old body care  secrets to create brands and labels for the twenty-first-century world and most of them are successful, thanks to the  new media. Syed Shadab Ali Gillani and Babra Wani meet the young men and women behind these initiatives and share their secrets of struggle and success 

As ages improve, individuals take their retirement just as a milestone and restart new careers. From venturing into entrepreneurship and re-entering professions to cultivating passions and embracing technology, these people re-tyre their bodies and re-fire themselves redefining ageing, reports Babra Wani 

Kashmir is witnessing an unsettling shift toward extravagant and ostentaious weddings reducing once-simple ceremonies to history books. dictated by unreal soap shows on the two sides of the redcliff divide, the grandiose spectacles are huge money guzzlers, reports Babra wani, insisting the trend is widening faith and tradition  

As the Ministry of Home Affairs reiterated the provisions outlined in Jammu and Kashmir's post-2019 reorganisation, the political class expressed their anger and frustration over the state and status of democracy, as well as the extent of power they might wield if assembly elections were to occur, reports Syed Shadab Ali Gillani 

Four members of a9-member family in a north Kashmir village died in a road accident while they were driving with 1200 litres of water for their kitchen. Faiqa Masoodi spent 24 hours in the village to understand the chronic thirst that neither resident's votes nor the 'good governance' was been able to quench 

An Australian teacher gave up his profession and started trekking into the Himalayas till he fell for Kashmir. These off-track treks led him to find his best half, a venture and a mission to write what others cannot afford, writes Aiman Fayaz

Before retiring from service during the tumultuous 1990s, IPS officer Ali M Watali played a pivotal role in supervising the arrest of numerous militants who had infiltrated after receiving  arms training. In his second book, Watali discusses the pre-1990 militancy and provides graphic details of his investigation leading to the dismantling of the al-Fath in 1972, writes Masood Hussain 

Medieval Kashmir witnessed massive shifts in the region's faith, politics and economy. Credit goes to historian Prof Mohibbul Hasan for offering Kashmir a book that helps understand the crucial era of Kashmir better, writes Muhammad Nadeem 

On the eve of Eid 2024, Syed Shadab Ali Gillani and Babra Wani visited the key Srinagar markets and found them deserted. While the traders said the footfalls had evaporated, the shoppers talked about a fall in incomes that forced a new limitation on the families. This situation has made kids the kings of the market

Six politicians from the former Jammu and Kashmir state are headed to parliament following a fair election that revived political activity after nearly five years. Two former Chief Ministers lost amid prepoll gerrymandering, while a politician fighting money laundering charges from Tihar emerged as a significant winner. The election revealed a fragmented mandate in Kashmir, unlike the more unified Jammu. This suggests a prolonged period of coalition polotics in the region, report Kashmir Life journalists 

In the just concluded Lok Sabha elections, syed Shadab Ali Gillani was supposed to meet the politicians who were in the contest and accompany them to their rallies across Kashmir. He recorded his first-hand account of the highs and lows of a challenging assignment that came early in his career

As JKNC,PDP and the Apni Party candidates contest for representing  the heterogenous and challenging Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha seat, everybody has too much at stake.it is the revival of her decimated party for Mehbooba Mufti and a test of popularity as a religious leader for Mian Altaf. For the BJP that did not contest, the challenge is if its reservation politics worked, reports Syed Shadab Ali Gillani

In North Kashmir,22 candidates are vying for 1.7 million votes the contest is between Omar Abdullah and Sajad Lone. But the two sons of jailed lawmaker, Engineer Rasheed have stolen the show, writes Masood Hussian

With 24 candidates in the fray, the triangular contest is bipolar inside. Though pinching each other for one or the other thing, JKNC and the PDP are contesting against the 2019 decision making, reports Masood Hussain

Polling was supposed to stamp the Mughal Road to reach the Jhelum Valley through the newly created trans-Pir Panchal constituency. In stage one, the BJP chose not to test uncharted terrain. Midway into polling, the ECI rescheduled the polling. Khalid Bashir Gura gets the ground reports on the complex and dynamic politics being played within Jammu and Kashmir

The voter is seemingly angry and frustrated in Jammu, the erstwhile Nagpur of right-wing. Will this lead to a change in the region's political priorities, however, is very difficult to predict, writes Khalid Bashir Gura

Of the dozen-odd candidates in the fray for the Udampur LS seat, the contest is between Congress and BJP, represented by Rajputs, lal Singh and jitendra Singh. However, for a hilly constituency where Muslim influence was skirted by the last delimitation, Ghulam Nabi Azad's candidate can alter the outcome, reports Khalid Bashir Gura

Ruling Jammu and Kashmir remotely since 2018 and resorting to a series of interventions, in the last five years, that changed the erstwhile state forever, the BJP created history by not getting into Lok Sabha contest on three Kashmir constituencies. By formal absence, Humaira nabi reports how the rightwing party ensured it stayed at the top of the debate

Only two of the six Lok Sabha berths in erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir state will have a black and-white contest between BJP and Congress. The remaining four seats are anticipated to witness weird fragmentation and brutal contestation, a situation in which hazarding an outcome is risky, writes Masood Hussain

In Kashmir's digital divide, childhood is emerging most vulnerable life space. The potential detachment from traditional enriching elements, the rise of sedentary lifestyles among children, are widening generation gaps, and the prevalence of academic stress leading to psychiatric disorders in adolescents. Syed Shadab Ali Gillani explores three generations and the impact of technology on modern-day childhood

After massive changes in the reservation system  in Jammu and Kashmir, the open merit basket has been squeezed to an all-time low. For a place where unemployment is already a major issue, there are not many jobs in the government, the private sector is barely surviving, and the undoing of the level playing field may add to the crisis for youth bulge, reports Babra Wani 






As the government in Jammu and Kashmir has started recruiting its staff, the selection lists exhibit a skewed regional balance. Syed Shadab Ali Gillani investigated the trend only to find out that new-generation Kashmir has stopped competing because they avoid serious studies, claim a lack of enabling infrastructure and are unwilling to spend years in preparations 

Started as an almost stillborn initiative in the wake of haze in August 2019, with an avowed objective to fight for Jammu and Kashmir's rights, the PAGD  was eventually reduced to a photo-op for JKNC AND PDP. In  THE WAKE OF Lok sabha polls, the two parties have landed in a situation where they will face each other and it marks the end of it, reports Babra Wani 

The virtual Kashmir id facing music as the upsurge in crimes keeps the cyber police too busy. Cases of fraud, bulling. hacking, extortion, honey trapping, sextortion and blackmail are taking place round the clock in a society where almost everybody owns a smartphone. Babra Wani meets the real victims of the virtual world and interacts with the officials and activists manning the mess 

In Jammu and Kashmir,40.89 per cent of private school teachers use only 19.25 per cent of the entire educational infrastructure to teach 45.60 per cent of the total student population and deliver a result of 92 per cent at a fraction of the cost that the government spends on its school network. This may changes as a series of interventions are interrupting the sector, stakeholders tell Masood Hussian  

With the engineering marvel of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla track about to permit the chugging of trains into Kashmir, the land-locked valley will witness a series of disruptive interventions in economy, industry,tourism,and connectivity, reports Maleeha Sofi 

Even thought smart individuals with the smartest technology manage the best visuals for their subaverage songs to attract more eyeballs, still, unlike in 2021 and 2022, there is good poetry, better singers and bigger platforms that Kashmir consumed in 2023. The cringe content is getting gradually out  of the chart, Syed Shadab Ali Gillani finds in the third digital music consumption survey 

In Kashmir's ongoing drug menace, spreading like an epidemic, the focus remains on the addict the 'victim' of the crisis.Babra Wani met the families of some of some of these addicts to report the costs that a member's addiction exacts on them 

August  25-31,2024;KASHMIR POLLS A  CURTAIN RAISER : Issue 16 Vol 22

August 18-24,2024;KASHMIR ELECTION FINALLY; Vol 16 Issue21

August 11-17,2024;KASHMIR'S BRANDS AND BEAUTY; Issue 20 Vol 16

August 04-10,2024;KASHMIR'S RETIREE RENAISSAN; Issue 19 Vol 16

July 08-August 03,2024;KASHMIR'S EXTRAVAGANT WEDDINGS; Issue 18 Vol 16

July 21-27,2024;ELECTING A RUBBER STAMP?;Issue 17 Vol 16

July 14-20,2024;KASHMIR:A THIRSTY VILLAGE; Issue 16 Vol 16

July 07-13,2024; A VETERAN'S KASHMIR VENTURES; Issue 15 Vol  16

June 30-July 06,2024;HOW AL-FATAH WAS DISMANTLED?; Issue 14 Vol 16

June 23-29,2024;MEDIEVAL KASHMIR;TEXTS AND CONTEXTS; Issue 13 Vol 16

June 16-22, 2024; SACRIFICED EID MARKET

June 09-15,2024; AN ELECTION AN ASSESSMENT ;Issue 11 Vol 16

June 02 - 08, 2024

May 26 - June 01, 2024

May 19 - 25, 2024

May 12-18, 2024

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