Roots & Reflections

Why We Write: The Worlds We Create, The Lives We Enter

Writing does more than preserve what happened. It creates worlds that never existed, while reading allows us, for a while,…

Marila Latif
By Marila Latif

Kashmir’s Weather Is Losing Its Old Rhythm — But What Is Actually Changing?

Intense rainfall events are increasing, says veteran meteorologist Sonam Lotus, but the widely cited claim of 35 cloudbursts this year…

The Himalayan Post Desk
By The Himalayan Post Desk

A Rainy Day in Srinagar

When rain turns a city into silence, memory, and hope

Marila Latif
By Marila Latif
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Living Between Habba Khatoon and Lalla Ded

Two Kashmiri women poets — one who endured love, another who rejected…

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When Anger Weakens the Soul

On anger, patience, and the soul.

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Hands in Soil, Hearts at Rest

How tending plants, forests and small gardens is helping people find calm…

The Himalayan Post Desk
By The Himalayan Post Desk

Dachigam’s Wild Abode In Srinagar

"As I departed the enchanting terrain, a river flowing through the heart…

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Migrating Beyond Borders

"It's a sonnet to the world, a testament to the shared fragility…

Sana Lateef
By Sana Lateef

Panzath: A Kashmiri Village of 500 Springs

Panzath is home to a rich and rare species of fish called…

Naveed Suhail
By Naveed Suhail