Who missed the bus?

You can't issue a statement and finish the story

WORDS WITHIN By Firdous Syed

Finally, the team of three interlocutors have submitted their report to P Chidambaram. Ironically, the interlocutors, who themselves needed interlocution to maintain a civilised behaviour and not to wash their dirty linen in the public, perceive the tutored report as a roadmap to resolve the most More

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To Mother With Love

A letter I never sent

MUSINGS By Hishma Nazir

Locked bedroomSeptember 27, 2011.Dear Mom“I know why the caged bird sings”. For many people this might sound like a normal poem, but to me it is an analogy of my life. I sometimes feel as if I am a caged bird without wings. Such a bird doesn’t sing because it is happy, it sings because More

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The slum dwellers

Have we forgotten about these ill-fated people?

CONCERN By Salman Nizami

Following the control of the militancy and return of peace in Kashmir, many people after having spent up to 20 years in exile, settled in urban centre such as Srinagar. They did so mainly for economic reasons – homelessness, lack of job opportunities, lack of accessibility to basic social services More

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White Cane Day

They don't let blindness come in their way

October 15 By Javed Ahmad Tak

Today marks the ability of blind people to walk safely on city streets. This day also highlights the progress of blind from poverty and isolation to full participation in community life.  The white cane is a symbol of independence and a symbol of the dignity and capacity of blind people.  More

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• Srinagar City

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