Ather Zia 29 June 2012 7 am. The newspaper guy’s voice sounded wistful; “Dasgir’s Saeb’s shrine at Khanyar is burning”. My father grimaced painfully. My mother heard the news, unusually contained for a person who offered most of her prayers there. She did not utter a word. Her steaming cup … Read more →
Tea with Chilai Kalaan
Dr. Shabir Mir For generations winter has been a season of indolence and gossip for us. As the mercury dips down not only does the water freeze but so does the time as well. There is no more work to be done in apple orchards or in paddy fields. The … Read more →
The Rebel’s Silhouette and Shahid’s treatment to translation
Dhaar Mehak | Faizaan Bhat Call me a poet Dear editor They call this my alien language I am a dealer in words That mix cultures And leave me rootless BACK-DROP Having a Kashmiri … Read more →