Born Spectator

[Part 7 of 7 writings on  Kashmir ] It was the day of  jumme-ki-namaaz  yesterday – a big day, considering it was the last  jumma  in t...

[Part 6 of 7 writings on  Kashmir ] An old adage says that the journey is often more important than the destination. In Kashmir, a lot ...

[Part 5 of 7 writings on  Kashmir ] There goes a saying: when Salim Nuruddin Jahangir, the famous Mughal emperor, was asked about his...

[Part 4 of 7 writings on  Kashmir ] The beauty of the Jhelum is enhanced today – it has been raining incessantly since last night, and ...

[Part 3 of 7 writings on  Kashmir ] It's a cloudy day in Srinagar, literally, the 'venerable city'. I have woken up quite l...

[Part 2 of 7 writings on  Kashmir ] "Buses to anywhere at this time?" is the question I ask at the TRC at about 8:30 in the m...

[Part 1 of 7 writings on Kashmir ] "Is this Kashmir?", the 4-year old girl animatedly exclaims to her mother in a heavy Ameri...