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The Mughal Road Markhor
Like Hangul, Kashmir is the home to Markhor, a near-threatened species. Officially they exist in the protected areas at Hirpora (Shopian) and Kazinag. The recent census suggested the goat numbers have...
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Dal Lake: A Monograph
This document authored by Prof Dr MRD Kundangar in the early 1990s for the Hydrobiology Laboratory of the SP College, which he was heading, is one of the first detailed scientific monographs of the Dal...
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Kashmir’s Winter Warmth
Spending days in the sunshine and freezing in bone-chilling Chillai Kalan nights, the desert weather has pushed Kashmir to the edge. A ‘bald’ Gulmarg is craving powder snow, power stations lack water...
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Kashmir’s Bird Chronicler
Living with birds that co-exist in the surroundings of a South Kashmir wetland made Parvaiz Yousuf curious about avian life in Kashmir. Now he has a master’s in Zoology and is keen to get into research...
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Riverbed Devastation
Government officials avoid implementing rules till the vested interests resort to unfair means and destroy Kashmir’s water bodies. Dr Raja Muzaffar Bhat details how he pleaded before the National Green...
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Gandbal’s Grief
As a boat capsized in the middle of Jhelum, swollen by incessant rains for many days, drowning six, the tragedy exposed many narratives in Kashmir, reports Umaima Reshi and Mujtaba Hussain It was a...
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Thajiwas: A 1945 Climbing Guide
Thajiwas With huge crowds of tourists messing over the foot of the Thajiwas glacier in Sonamarg, it creates tragedies and impacts the eco-fragile area. Read a British mountaineer’s account of the...
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The Kashmir Summers
by MJ Aslam Reti’ kol is Kashmir’s Mosum e Garma, the hottest season of the year. The summer, as such, is associated everywhere with dog days of the season, and hot and dry weather of the year. It...
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Kashmir: Parched and Scorched
Adverse weather conditions have started impacting almost everything in Kashmir: health, energy, vegetables, fruits, rice, water supply and education. As an outcome of climate change, it is high time to...
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Kashmir: My Flood Logbooks
In the end, the flood became more than just a natural disaster. It was a test, a trial by water, one that left scars but also strengthened the fabric of Kashmir society, writes Muhammad Nadeem about...
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