Apple, Saffron and Walnuts: Can Kashmir’s Farmers Survive the Climate Shock?
Sheikh Sameer For generations, Kashmir’s agricultural economy has been built around a simple but powerful relationship between people and seasons. Snow in winter, a measured rise in temperature in spring,…
Kashmir Is Becoming More Literate—But Are We Becoming More Employable?
Sheikh Sameer A few days ago, our Hon’ble Education Minister, Ms Sakeena Itoo, said that “Kashmir is fully literate now.” The statement is undoubtedly a matter of pride. Education is…
Kashmir: A Climate Change Victim
Sheikh Sameer Kashmir has always lived with nature. Its seasons shaped its agriculture, its rivers sustained its settlements, its snowfall fed springs and streams, and its mountains provided a natural…
Pakistan Uses One Kashmir to Silence the OtherThe Kulgam killings, the PoK unrest and the battle over who controls the Kashmir narrative
Sometimes, to understand a political event, it is not enough to ask who pulled the trigger.One must also ask: who benefits from the consequences?That question becomes particularly important when violence…
Beyond Gulmarg, Sonamarg and Pahalgam: Why Kashmir’s Hidden Destinations Deserve the Spotlight
Sheikh Sameer For decades, Kashmir’s tourism story has revolved around three iconic names—Gulmarg, Sonamarg and Pahalgam. These destinations have become synonymous with the Valley’s breathtaking beauty, attracting millions of visitors…
A Bullet That Took More Than a Life: When Tragedy Becomes a Battle of Narratives
The sound of a single bullet in Anantnag did not merely claim the life of a police constable. It shattered the peace of a family, reopened old wounds in Kashmir,…
Financial Literacy Among Students
Financial Literacy Among Students “My father in my childhood days used to tell me that earning money or generating money is easy, but spending money needs real and proper understanding…
Books or Bytes? In the Age of Infinite Information, Are We Still Truly Learning?
“It is said that books are birds in the prison of life, offering wings to minds confined by circumstance. But does this hold true in today’s age of smartphones and…
Development vs. Politics: What Matters Most to the Common Kashmiri?
For decades, Kashmir has remained one of the most politically debated regions in the world. Governments have changed, political narratives have evolved, and countless promises have been made in the…
Kashmir’s Jan Andolan Against Drugs: LG Manoj Sinha’s Battle Against Narco-Terrorism and the Fight to Reclaim a Generation
In the history of Jammu & Kashmir’s evolving socio-political landscape, very few public campaigns have attempted to touch society at its roots the way the “100-Day Nasha Mukt Jammu &…













