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Showkat Shafi 
With a heavy heart, we bid farewell to a woman who was more than a relative, she was like a mother to us all. Affectionately known as Boba or Baebjee, she left us on March 30, 2025, at 9 PM, leaving behind an irreplaceable void. Inna Lillahi Wa Inna Ilaihi Raji’un. She was the embodiment … Read more
The academic and intellectual community of Kashmir mourns the demise of an exceptional educationist and humble soul, Prof Abdul Wahid Qureshi, who passed away following a sudden cardiac arrest. An alumnus of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), where he did his PhD in Economics, Prof. Qureshi held several prominent positions, including serving as the Vice Chancellor … Read more
Book: Bebooj NamaAuthor: Ayaz Rasool NazkiPublishers: Ink Links Publishing HousePrice: Rs 350 Bebooj Nama: Kashmir History selected readings, by our multilingual poet, scholar, translator and columnist Ayaz Rasool Nazki, is yet another beautiful addition to his series of books wherein he has been creatively engaging his readers with the questions of identity, memory and aspirations … Read more
Mother Courage Rosebuds under Chinar Shade Author: Prof . Gh. Mohidin Mir Price: Rs. 250 Publisher Books Clinic Publishing Pages: 83 Upon a first glance and a scan of the title “Mother Courage: Rosebuds Under Chinar Shade” appears to be a book of poetry honouring mothers. While this assumption is correct, this work, from Prof. … Read more
By: Showkat Shafi * Drama: MAAG A Kashmiri adaptation of the play in verse Adapted from Shakespeare Macbeth Director-writer: Arshid Mushtaq Mokhpron and Mokhprein as Macbath and Lady Macbath, Seen in the picture. Just a fortnight back a drama in verse MAAG, inspired by William Shakespeare’s classic Macbeth was played at Tagore Hall Srinagar by … Read more
BY Showkat shafi * Noted broadcast journalist. Critic writer Peerzada Abdal Mehjoor shared the news about Han Kang, a South Korean writer on his Facebook wall, for being awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature 2024. He referred to the Nobel Prize website, and said she was awarded the prize “for her intense poetic prose that … Read more
Two things made Izhar big. He grew up in his profession rather than just growing old with it. Second, he shared his skills with youngsters empowering them and becoming their leader. That is what the twenty-first-century mantra for leadership is all about.
A chance encounter with a Darvesh, played by Qazi Faiz guides her to the path of “wisdom” and “enlightenment” and the “connection he shares with the universe”. Nayab begins to question her life’s purpose and the “hollowness” deep inside her soul. Slowly her newfound guide leads her to the path of self-discovery, empathy, and the ways to connect with the ultimate.
Introduction On April 12, 1956, Prof Mohammad Ramzan Shah, popularly known by his literary name Shad Ramzan, was born in the picturesque Aripora village of Kulgam, South Kashmir, to an educated family. He is nostalgic about Aripora, that stream Vishou he remembers, flowing through his native village where he along with other children would stay … Read more
Introduction Emerson’s famous words, ‘whosoever is a great man is a non –conformist’, fit so well with Amin Kamil. Six years ago, this major voice in Kashmir poetry and one of the chief exponents of modern Ghazal, whose contemporaries and later generations widely accepted his influence, passed away at the age of 90. Read: Famous … Read more