Agar firdaus bar roo-e zameen ast, Hameen ast-o hameen ast-o hameen ast. "If there is paradise on the face of the earth, it is this, it is this, it is…
The Nilamata Purana (Sanskrit: Nīlamata Purāṇa) is one of the most important surviving Sanskrit texts for understanding the cultural, religious and geographical history of ancient Kashmir. Although classified as a…
नमोऽस्तु ते शारदे देवि काश्मीरपुरवासिनि । त्वामहं प्रार्थये नित्यं विद्यादानं च देहि मे ॥ Salutations to You, O Goddess Sharada, who dwells in the sacred land of Kashmir. I bow…
The lost temples of Kashmir tell the story of one of India's most remarkable yet least understood civilisations. Most people know only the Martand Sun Temple near Anantnag, but for…
Lake Satisar is the legendary lake described in the Nilamata Purana as once covering the entire Kashmir Valley. According to Hindu tradition, Sage Kashyapa, also called Rishi Kashyapa, drained the…
Once the grandest Hindu temple in Kashmir, the Martand Sun Temple stood as a symbol of power, faith and architectural brilliance. Why was this magnificent monument reduced to ruins, and…
The Kashmir book row over a book in Jammu & Kashmir has revived an important national conversation. Regardless of politics, educational resources should teach history honestly while making it clear…
When we strip away the political rhetoric and look at the raw reality of our displaced community, the definitive answer to whether Kashmiri Pandits return to Kashmir remains one of…
Three decades after the Kashmir insurgency began, Yasin Malik remains one of its most contested figures. To some, he is a separatist leader who abandoned violence. To Kashmiri Pandits, his…
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…
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…
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…