Observer News Service - March 28, 2021
The two-day workshop titled “Present Day Theatre in Kashmir” organized by the Kashmir Press Club concluded Sunday with a live stage performance of a play by noted theatre director Arshad Mushtaq.
Guest Author - January 30, 2021
In Kashmir Diwan Khana usually refers to a large room/ hall located on any of the floors (mostly ground/ top) used to entertain guests and host ceremonies like weddings. Also known as Baithak, the larger ones in the mohalla would be used by neighbors lacking such large spaces.
Irfan Mushtaq - January 9, 2021
Prof Talat said that wooden houses are best suited for a place like Kashmir since the Himalayan region falls in a high seismic zone.
KO Web Desk - December 17, 2020
“The restoration of the Amar Singh College brought back one of the most prominent institutional buildings in Kashmir to its former glory.”
KO Web Desk - December 3, 2020
As OTT revolution continues to expand its territory throughout the globe, opening a wide spectrum of opportunities for the aspiring artists, DD Kashir continues telecasting outdated and outsourced programmes leaving the local artist fraternity in disarray as they struggle for their survival.
Guest Author - September 5, 2020
Muslim men from Pakistan who had looked up a Turkish actress on a photo and video sharing platform, felt it their spiritual duty to educate her, or advice her, or berate her – depending on their self-confidence – on the ethics of being a pious Muslim woman.
Guest Author - August 18, 2020
The song, which has continued to be popular among Kashmiris of all denominations, has a number of “studied” versions, which attempt at solving the lexico-semantic mystery in Okus Bokus while none of these can be corroborated in absence of any attested data
KO Web Desk - August 9, 2020
Poetry, written in any language, has a kind of healing energy. To be able to creatively express unquantifiable and complex human emotions is a rare talent and Urdu poets like Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib, have done complete justice to it
Guest Author - July 14, 2020
Even Islam does not say that the possession of the knowledge of menstruation and vaginal health is forbidden. Islam only asks women to keep away from performing religious functions when their periods are ongoing. The woman has been considered able and free to carry out daily tasks as normal
Swati Joshi - July 12, 2020
After rumours, came reports of the demise of the legendary Kashmiri theatre artist and TV actor—whose comic roles cheered the cheerless valley during its distressing years. In Shadi Lal Kaul, Kashmir not only lost its beloved Shamasudin, but also the adored actor.