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Once Defined by Conflict, Aragam Is Now the Kashmir Village Turning Homes Into Libraries

Once Defined by Conflict, Aragam Is Now the Kashmir Village Turning Homes Into Libraries

In the quiet evenings of Aragam village in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district, 16-year-old Irfan Ahmad now spends hours reading beside a dim bulb...

08.06.2026 10

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He Lost Both Eyes by Age 8 & Survived 18 Surgeries. At 30, He Cleared UPSC With AIR 957

For days now, the small house in Naidkhai village has barely had a quiet moment. Neighbours keep dropping in. Relatives travel down from nearby...

30.04.2026 40

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How Women in Kashmir Turned the Traditional ‘Pheran’ Into a Lifeline for Their Families

In Delhi’s winter flea markets, university campuses and online craft stores, the Kashmiri pheran has quietly emerged as a seasonal fashion staple....

11.03.2026 60

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How a 25-YO Woman’s Solo Treks Brought Sustainable Tourism to Kashmir’s Forgotten Villages

At dawn in the high meadows, 25-year-old Shabnam Bashir walks through knee-deep grass, her boots soaked with melting snow. A mobile phone camera rests...

26.02.2026 30

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‘People Said My Life Was Finished’: Kashmir Woman Built a Thriving Rooftop Farm From Nothing, Earns Rs 40000/Month

11.12.2025 20

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