Kashmir Needs Risk-Takers

To unlock the region's potential, society must value creativity and calculated risk alongside traditional career paths.

- Muzamil Farooq

Ambition in Kashmir comes wrapped in caution.

Parents urge their children toward medicine or civil services. Society applauds top marks in board exams, high NEET ranks, and the coveted IAS.

Success is measured in stability, respect, and financial security. Adventure rarely features in the syllabus, experimentation is discouraged, and failure is feared.

Risk-taking is the engine of progress. Every scientific breakthrough, technological leap, or cultural revolution began with someone willing to venture into the unknown.

Columbus sailed across an uncharted ocean. Edison failed thousands of times before the light bulb worked. Steve Jobs turned ideas that seemed impossible into reality.

These moments are lessons in cultivating curiosity, resilience, and courage.