Author: Fida Iqbal

No end in sight to the town’s sufferings..! Sopore, a historic town of north Kashmir, founded by the famous engineer and irrigation minister Suyya during the reign of King Avantivarman in 880 AD and was named Suyya-pur. History of Sopore reveals it had always stood against tyranny. After the crucial uprising of 1931 against the…

The recent Indo-Pak joint statement sends no hope at all. We are actually back to the square one! ‘Once, two feudal lords were on a warpath to establish their writ and strengthen supremacy. With every passing season their hostilities turned more and more lingering. Incidentally, a poor peasant’s thatched hut separated the established estates of…

………. and Uncle Sam tightens the noose with every passing day India, Pakistan and American relation triangle is getting more obtuse with every passing day. Undue meddling of America in Indian subcontinent has created a knotty situation, making two important countries in the region, India and Pakistan much hostile towards each other. ‘Uncle Sam’ for…

We we talk of governance, we never mean a particular dispensation. The problem is general and universal. While inscribing these lines I am in no way creating an opinion about the present government or for that matter any governance related dispensation in recent past. Exalting or demonizing a political or administrative apparatus in any democracy…

BUT WHERE IS THE GLORY NOW AND WHERE IS THAT AURA OF YORE??? City of Srinagar was founded by the King Pravarasena-II over 2000 years ago and named it Parvasenpur. Sanskrit meaning of historic city of Srinagar signifies a place of wealth and abundance and as ‘Sri’ is also used for sun, hence the word…

IT’S A SPIRIT TO BE CULTIVATED AND NOT A COMMODITY TO BE SOLD After uprising of 1931, the year 1947 changed the political landscape of erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir. Kashmir in particular experienced much of political drama and maneuvering. Like the rest of the sub-continent emancipated people and their leadership in Kashmir enjoyed…

IT’S A SPIRIT TO BE CULTIVATED AND NOT A COMMODITY TO BE SOLD Education is the art of learning with an influential effect on the mind, character and physical ability of an individual. It is a process of transmission of knowledge, skills and values from generation to generation.  Education had been a major factor in…

She symbolizes the tradition of Kashmiriyat! In  serence wausan hamlet  within administrative block Kunzar in north Kashmir, simple but politically vigilant and socially well aware villagers are continually felicitating middle aged ‘Asha Ji’ a Kashmiri Pandith lady for her being elected as their representative to village Panchayat. In trouble torn valley of Kashmir were politics…

CENSUS 2011! Jammu and Kashmir is growing, with an addition of around two and a half million people since 2001. With a population of about seven million in 2011 census Kashmir is leading the population chart of the state. Our soft spoken Census Commissioner with his exceptional leadership capability, better strategy and excellent team work…

We are losing a great asset. Before it finally dies, let’s wake up! British representative Francis Younghusband in his book ‘Kashmir’, narrates about splendor of Dal Lake. Francis writes, “The Dal Lake, with the canal leading into it, and the various gardens on its shores, is one of the chief attractions of the neighborhood of…