Kashmir Diary: “It’s tear gas. Can’t you feel it?”
One evening, when I got back to the hotel, I got a call from a friend asking if I had managed to reach safely....
Kashmir Diary: Pandits who never left
Early in the morning, I walked to the Barbar Shah area of Srinagar to meet a Kashmiri Pandit. He is one of the fore...
Kashmir Diary: Treating the dead eyes
The day began with a visit to the Shri Maharaja Hari Singh Hospital (SMHS) in Srinagar. This is where most of the pellet gun...
Kashmir Diary: “We want a dignified existence”
I'm starting to get used to life without mobile internet. It is not that bad. There are a few adjustments to be made. I...
Kashmir Diary: The media in Valley
A good night's sleep under the belt, I headed to the Press Enclave in Srinagar to talk to a video journalist who has been...
Kashmir Diary: A Friday in Srinagar city
21 October 2016
I did not manage good sleep on my first night in Srinagar, as I twisted, turned and tried to roll myself in...
Kashmir Diary: For my grandmother and the Valley she loved
On 5 October, when I mentioned to my maternal grandmother that I might be going to Kashmir soon, she told me, “Please take me...
The “Shaking Kashmir” earthquake
This morning when I read the headline “Prepare for earthquake 8.0 & above”, my whole life flashed in front of my eyes. I cherished...
Five recipes from a Kashmiri kitchen
1. Sundried Turnips with Lamb (Gogjje-aare ti Maaz)
Apart from being stunningly beautiful, and green, and lush, and surrounded by towering mountains, with lakes and...
Modernity and the gender bias
The nation building has remained a big task for the seven modern nation states of South Asia as all of them inherited state system...