Queens, poets, academics, mystics: A calendar celebrates 12 inspirational women of Kashmir

The Kashmiri Women’s Design Collective pays tribute to the women who have impacted their lives.

Onaiza Drabu

· Jan 05, 2019 · 01:30 pm

How young Kashmiris are finding love in the time of conflict and curfew

The internet is playing a major role in activism in the Valley, and love and relationships too.

Onaiza Drabu

· May 15, 2017 · 11:30 am

Hashtag nationalism: Does Kashmir really love India?

For any one growing up in the Valley, anti-India sentiment is popularly acknowledged.

Onaiza Drabu

· Oct 26, 2016 · 08:00 am

Whoever owns the stick owns the buffalo: Illustrated idioms bring alive verbal images from Indian languages

A handful of examples that demonstrate the mystique of language.

Onaiza Drabu

· Jun 14, 2015 · 11:30 am

Thanks but no thanks for 'composite townships', say Kashmiri Pandits

Home Minister Rajnath Singh's idea to identify separate land in the Valley for the return of Pandits has not found too many takers.

Onaiza Drabu

· Apr 10, 2015 · 12:00 pm

Eat the appam, don't count the holes in it: Illustrated idioms in seven Indian languages

Proverbs and idioms illustrate the story of a language and by extension the cultural values of a people.

Onaiza Drabu

· Apr 09, 2015 · 08:45 am

In Kashmir, droplets of water spark terror for people who have grown up hearing gunshots

Weekend rains bring back dark memories of devastation caused by floods last September.

Onaiza Drabu

· Mar 31, 2015 · 09:09 am