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Month: August 2026

Art, Culture & Society

Threads of Memory

Two master weavers from Kanihama have won a National Handloom Award for a painstaking Kani shawl, bringing renewed attention to one of Kashmir’s most intricate and endangered textile traditions. Amir Yaseen reports.

Art, Culture & Society

Heritage Finds Future

Aqsa Hafiz is bringing Tilla and Aari embroidery into contemporary fashion, betting that Kashmir’s oldest craftsmanship can find new life with a younger generation. Tabish Khan reports.

Environment & Climate

Yatra Keeps Growing

From an estimated 4000 yatris in 1963 to hundreds of thousands in recent years, the Amarnath Yatra has traced Kashmir’s turbulent history while becoming one of India’s largest annual yatras. Mir Suneem reports.

Environment & Climate

Roads Against Mountains

Repeated landslides, cloudbursts, and floods are exposing the fragility of Jammu and Kashmir’s crucial highway links, with disruptions carrying consequences far beyond stranded traffic. Wajahat Iqbal Kashtwari reports.