As I sit near my window this morning, watching the faint winter sunlight fall across the courtyard and hearing the distant rumble of a shikara moving through a quiet Dal Lake, my mind drifts toward a day the world observes every year — the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. In Kashmir, where compassion flows…
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SMILING THROUGH THE STRUGGLE: KASHMIR’S SOFT POWER ON WORLD SMILE DAY
Every year, on the first Friday of October, people around the world celebrate World Smile Day. At first glance it seems like a simple idea, almost too simple in a world filled with complexity: a reminder to spread kindness and share a smile. But in Kashmir, where life is often framed through headlines of conflict,…
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