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Dr. Shohaib Abass From the moment a child is born, life begins in a state of pure possibility. There are no predefined interests, no burdens of responsibility, and no expectations to fulfill. Like a free particle,…

A Quiet Morning, A Small Scene, And A Heart That Slowly Filled With Tears

By Syed Majid Gilani It was the first March after Waleed’s marriage to Zarah, a union that had taken place in September 2010. Life had begun to change—slowly, gently—and Waleed had started to see the world…

By Syed Majid Gilani It was the 19th of Ramadan, July 30, 2013, a peaceful and blessed day filled with fasting and prayers. I was at home that day, as it was my day off from…

Harvinder Ahuja A 71-year-old doctor recently underwent a high-end robotic surgery for his prostate cancer. Weeks later, first the left leg and then right one, started swelling up. “This is lymphedema, but we can do nothing…

Harvinder Ahuja Jammu & Kashmir cricket team scripted a historic chapter in Indian domestic cricket, clinching their maiden Ranji Trophy title on February 28 and igniting celebrations across the Union Territory. The triumph…

EID The air in Srinagar shimmered with the pulse of anticipation. Eid was only a day away, and the city had turned into a restless, living organism. From dawn till late into the night, the markets throbbed with people — men…

A Small Gift, a Simple Man, and a Silent Heartbreak

To a mere eye relationship is all about give and take. A connection which ties the human world with one another on a strand of parameters and conditionalities is a relationship bond. Although the fashionable use of word in an…

Harneet Kaur stepped out of the iron gate of her house in Jawahar Nagar just as the afternoon light began to soften. The house behind her was far too big for one person—its rooms echoing with a silence that had learned to…