Riyaaz has an Eye Opener Experience in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir

Correspondent | Mohammed Iqbal, Kangan The Correspondent records the story narrated by Riyaz Ahmed Bhatt , resident of Kangan, Jammu & Kashmir India and reveals the truth across Ceasefire line( LOC) in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir. History of Kashmir Valley Pakistan occupied Kashmir historically belongs to the erstwhile princely state of Jammu & Kashmir. Maharaja of…

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Flora and Fauna of Machhal Valley

Shamshabari Ranges (abode of Fir Trees) in the North of Kashmir valley forms four distinct valleys namely Tangdhar, Keran, Machhal and Gurez. Machhal valley with salubrious climate, serene views and stunning landscapes is the crown jewel of the Shamshabari Ranges. The valley used to be an exclusive holiday resort for royalty of Jammu & Kashmir…

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Art and Craft of Kashmir

The annals of Kashmir craft lies in the fabric of the woven shawls, handiwork of the wood carvings, carpet making, copper works, stone carvings, paper mache and the decorative house boats. It’s truly a paradise for it preserves and reflects the skilled cultural art work since ages imbibing and displaying the cultural and traditional art…

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Story of a Top Entrepreneur from Bandipora

Drawing inspiration from the age old and unique bakery culture of Kashmir, the young entrepreneur from Bandipora established her own bakery in May 2017 and within three years has carved a niche for herself, nationally.Her Koshur Krunch cookies are irresistible! Nobody can have just one!

Gurez : Jannat From Historial Perspective

Gar firdaus bar-roo-e zameenast!Hameenast! Hameenast-o-Hameenast!! – Amir Khusrau Prologue The above couplet is said to be written praising the beauty of Kashmir, which translates to “If there is heaven on earth then, it is here, it is here, it is here”. The couplet is gospel truth for entire Kashmir but, it definitely hold its essence…

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Kashmir Willow Bat

Imagine a perfectly packed cricket stadium – the bat swinging down in a high arc, the sweet crack of bat meeting the ball before it races away to the boundary to loud cheers of the spectators. The runs that a cricketer accumulates are as much about his skills as they are about the perfect cricket…

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Shirley’s Bhumbro Appeal to Kashmiri Youth

Bhumbro is a delightful folk song from the valley of Kashmir. The original Bhumbro was composed by Kashmiri composer Mohan Lal Aima for Dinanath Nadim’s Bombur ta Yemberzal, the first Kashmiri opera to be written and performed in 1953, Vinayak Razdan said on his blog Search Kashmir. The opera traces the romance between Bombur, the bumblebee, and Yemberzal, the Narcissus flower….

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Srinagar Girl has won 11 Gold Medals in Martial Arts

She won the ‘Best Fighter Woman’ title after she clinched gold in an International Thang-Ta Championship at Imphal in Manipur in November 2018 and bagged another gold medal at World Invitational Championship held in Philippines in April 2019.

Uri – Rich in Culture and Heritage

Uri, a beautiful town situated on the left bank of Jhelum river and is about 23 miles from Baramulla. This township has a glorious past and was known as ‘window of Kashmir’ due to its location.

Future to Fold – Fault Lines in Kashmir

It is not the mosques and literature that influence the valley rather, it is the Internet and social media are used to the influence the youth of the Kashmir by the Ahl-e-Hadith movement.

Woman Sarpanch in Kashmir

Boonikhet is a nondescript panchayat, cradled in the lofty Pir Panjal mountains in Surankote block of Poonch district in Jammu & Kashmir, but its ward panch, Zaitoon Begum, is anything but ordinary. For the permanent residents of Kashmir, life isn’t easy. The terrorism in valley has affected almost everyone, right from the children to the…

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Sabbah Haji : Great Teachers Inspire Generations

𝒜 𝒯𝑒𝒶𝒸𝒽𝑒𝓇 𝓉𝒶𝓀𝑒𝓈 𝒶 𝒽𝒶𝓃𝒹, 𝒪𝓅𝑒𝓃𝓈 𝒶 𝓂𝒾𝓃𝒹 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒾𝓃𝒻𝓁𝓊𝑒𝓃𝒸𝑒 𝒶𝓃 𝑒𝓃𝓉𝒾𝓇𝑒 𝑔𝑒𝓃𝑒𝓇𝒶𝓉𝒾𝑜𝓃 𝑜𝒻 𝓉𝑜𝓂𝑜𝓇𝓇𝑜𝓌 𝓌𝒾𝓉𝒽 𝑒𝓁𝒶𝓃. 𝒮𝒽𝑒 𝑔𝒾𝓋𝑒𝓈 𝓌𝒾𝓃𝑔𝓈 𝑜𝒻 𝒾𝓂𝒶𝑔𝒾𝓃𝒶𝓉𝒾𝑜𝓃 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝓃𝑒𝓌 𝒹𝒾𝓈𝒸𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓇𝓎 𝓉𝑜 𝒽𝑒𝓇 𝓈𝓉𝓊𝒹𝑒𝓃𝓉𝓈. Aiming to have a tangible and sustained impact in the Valley, Sabbah Haji is beckoning a bright future for the children by striving to provide quality education…

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How Green is Our Valley: Reads His Diary Pages

The excerpt from diary dips into colours of love and concern of the author who is starstruck by beauty and innocence of Kashmir Valley and its beautiful people. I had given my best guess- it must be someone’s wedding and my curiosity was slowly lulled to sleep. The next day again, the entire valley was…

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A New Dawn For Women in Kashmir

“I raise up my voice-not so that I can shout, but so that those without a voice can be heard. We cannot all succeed when half of us are held back.” Malala Yousafzai In Nov 2016, eight year old Tajamul Islam from Bandipora, Kashmir made the country proud and created history by defeating her rival…

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Kashmir : The Beautiful People

Kashmir, the paradise on earth; I visited Kashmir for the first time when my husband was posted in Leh. We drove down from Leh along with some friends and stayed in Srinagar for two days. I was awestruck by the stunning beauty of Srinagar, Dal Lake and Wular Lake, sky-touching Chinar trees and blooming almond…

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Undefeated Kick Boxer of North Kashmir

Rabia, two times National Gold Medalist in Kick Boxing is presently pursuing her dream of representing India in Olympics by becoming India’s best player in Kick-Boxing and continues with her drive for women empowerment.

Youngest Sarpanch in Jammu and Kashmir

Faisal Iqbal , son of Late Mr Mohammad Iqbal is a true youth icon among locals of Dardkot and Uri. Despite being 24 yr old, he has already been electeduncontested as Sarpanch of Dardkot village which has a population of 3300 which includes approximately 600 families. As on date, Mr Faisal Iqbal is the youngest…

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Own and Other Own Side of Kashmir

The people dwelling in PoK have had tears galore of vexation, post Pakistan finagled it’s way in this region in 1947. In a veritable attempt to juxtapose the comprehensive development, superlatively in terms of infrastructure between the conterminous, “The Own” and “The Other Own” side of Kashmir, it is crystal evident that, while “The Own” side has witnessed omnifarious development projects germane to road infrastructure, irrigation and flood control, power, tourism, sport, health medical education, housing and urban development etc, “The Other Own” side is at the receiving end of Pakistan Government’s mere hyperbole, which hasled to wide scale protests in a pique by the dwellers in PoK region.

The Bogy Of Pakistan’s Flag Operation: A Ghost of its Own Shadow

Imran Khan’s military handlers have given him a script to create a fake rhetoric of false flag operation against Pakistan by India. In spite of repeated lies, it has failed to attract
domestic as well as foreign attention. The real reasons for this victimhood card is to blame India if there is uprising within Pakistan against his inefficient governance. The
frustration of Imran Khan and General Bajwa is apparent since nothing is going right for Pakistan at the moment.

My Childhood and Sound Waves

A Young Kashmiri Radio Broadcaster, RJ Umar Nisar, who is today a Bollywood acclaimed
TEDx Speaker and also known as Radio boy of India. Sharing his story of half
decade in Radio Industry.

Breaking The Monolith Fallacy Of Kashmiris

You may be Sikh, Buddhist, Christian, Muslim, or Pandit, if you do not agree to the regressive
aspirations of the Intifada factory (a motley crew of overground workers, politicians,
bureaucrats, journalists, civil society members,writers, talk show experts, etc), it is an
unspoken law that you have no right to be in Kashmir. Various tactics are then deployed to
hound you out of the Valley or get you silenced.