In a historic milestone for the pursuit of justice in Jammu and Kashmir, the State Investigation Agency (SIA) has filed a 737-page chargesheet against the banned JKLF chief Yasin Malik and four accomplices in the Sarla Bhat Case This definitive legal breakthrough stands as one of the most significant advancements in legacy terror investigations. It … Read more
Abdur Rahman Rahi was a Kashmiri poet, teacher, and translator. He is best known for being the first writer from Kashmir to win the Jnanpith Award, the highest literary honour in India. His work changed the way people write in the Kashmiri language. He shifted the focus away from old folklore and religious mysticism toward … Read more
Few writers have transformed a language as profoundly as Dinanath Kaul Nadim transformed Kashmiri literature. At a time when Kashmiri poetry largely revolved around mysticism, romance, and folklore, Nadim introduced a fresh literary voice rooted in realism, social justice, and human dignity. His work gave modern Kashmiri poetry a new direction while preserving the language’s … Read more
Saqiya lubey lubaab, chaav mai Jaam-i-Jamai. Tashne lab gasi sehraab, chaav mai Jaam-i-Jamai. A Literary Rendering O Cupbearer, fill the Cup of Jamshid with the purest essence. Let these parched lips savour its wine. For nearly two centuries, these immortal lines have echoed through Kashmir. They have been sung in homes, remembered in cultural gatherings, … Read more
On 23 June 2026, President Droupadi Murmu conferred the Padma Shri on Brij Lal Bhat. For a moment, the marble halls of Rashtrapati Bhavan turned toward a story that official India has too often looked away from. Kashmir is widely known for headlines about political tension and conflict. Today, however, the region is celebrated for … Read more
The chinar trees still stand where they always have. The Vitasta River continues to flow through the valley. Ancient prayers can still be heard echoing from the temples. However, a profound shift occurred in 1990. It wasn’t merely the movement of people; it was the very displacement of memory. In this article, we will discuss … Read more
“Ann poshi teli yeli wan poshi.” Food will last only as long as forests last. Six centuries have passed since Nund Rishi uttered these words. Yet every passing year makes them more relevant. The glaciers are melting. The rivers are shrinking. The forests are disappearing. The summers are becoming harsher. The rains are becoming unpredictable. … Read more
As devotees gather today for the Kheer Bhawani Festival 2026, I find myself unable to begin with history, dates, or rituals. I must begin where every Kashmiri Pandit heart begins. At the feet of the Mother When villages emptied, your name remained. When hope flickered, your name remained. Maej Daya Kar. Mata Nazar Kar. Maej … Read more
Why does time feel faster as you get older? At some point in life, almost everyone begins to wonder about it. Years that once seemed impossibly long now disappear with startling speed. Birthdays arrive sooner than expected. Summers pass almost unnoticed. A decade slips by and feels like a few short years. I have often … Read more
Few poets have shaped the cultural identity of a people as profoundly as Peerzada Ghulam Ahmad Mahjoor. Revered as Shair-e-Kashmir (Poet of Kashmir), Mehjoor transformed Kashmiri poetry by bringing it closer to the language, emotions, and aspirations of ordinary people. Literary historians widely regard him as the father of modern Kashmiri poetry because he expanded … Read more
A Kashmiri Pandit’s Perspective on the Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir Protest I left Kashmir thirty-six years ago. My family did not leave by choice, nor had we planned to abandon the valley that our community had called home for centuries. In January 1990, a campaign of targeted killings, threats broadcast from mosque loudspeakers, and organised terror forced … Read more
Pain has a strange, insular effect on the human psyche. It possesses the unique capacity to shut out the external world, creating a sudden silence in which a person is forced to look at themselves with absolute clarity, perhaps for the very first time. For Arnimal, the eighteenth-century Kashmiri poet, this silence was not chosen. … Read more