Tales of Kashmir

In the intellectual history of modern Kashmir, the name Hamidi Kashmiri occupies a position of rare distinction. He was not merely a literary critic, nor solely a poet or administrator. He was, in the fullest sense, a public intellectual who shaped li…

There was a time in Kashmir when childhood unfolded in open courtyards, narrow lanes, and under the shade of chinar trees. Play did not require batteries or screens; it needed only imagination, companionship, and the land itself. Stones, chalk lines, …

In a significant moment for Indian martial arts, Rashid Shafi, a young Wushu athlete from Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir, has brought international recognition to the region by winning a gold medal in the 65 kg sanda category at the Nordic Inte…

In recent years, Indian independent music has witnessed the rise of voices that are deeply regional yet globally resonant. Among them, Faheem Abdullah stands out as an artist whose journey reflects both the creative resilience of Kashmir and the evolv…

Chapter 1: Autumn Awakens Alone In the heart of the Enchanted Woods, where ancient trees share secrets with the wind, Autumn wakes from her long sleep. High above the forest floor, at the very tops of the oldest trees, a quiet change had a…

Kashmir’s modern history is punctuated by towering figures who shaped its political, cultural, and intellectual identity. Among them stands Maulana Mohammad Sayeed Masoodi (1903/1905–1990) — a man whose life spanned the era of Dogra autocracy, the tum…

If you drive north from Srinagar toward Baramulla and slow down near the old town of Pattan, something massive and unexpected appears on the left side of the road: tall stone pillars, broken pediments, and the ruined skeleton of a great temple standin…