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The Tightrope Walk: How Overbearing Love in Kashmiri Families Can Strangle a Daughter’s Married Life (And What Needs to Change)

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The Tightrope Walk: How Overbearing Love in Kashmiri Families Can Strangle a Daughter's Married Life (And What Needs to Change)

Kashmir Family Dynamics: Why Parents Interfere in Daughters’ Marriages? | Cultural Analysis By: Zulfikar | 18 Aug 2025 The Bittersweet Symphony of Kashmiri Weddings The air in Kashmir during a wazwan feast is thick with the aroma of Rogan Josh and Rista, the rhythmic beat of the dhol, and an undeniable undercurrent of profound emotion. A daughter, adorned in intricate pashmina and gold, prepares to leave her maika (natal home). Tears flow freely – tears of joy, tradition, and an immense, palpable sorrow. The rukhsati (departure) is a cultural moment etched deep into the Kashmiri psyche, symbolizing a profound…

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The Silent Epidemic: Online Gambling Addiction in Kashmir

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The Hidden Crisis: How Online Gambling in Kashmir is Destroying Lives and Futures

Online Gambling in Kashmir: Addiction, Debt, and Despair Among Youth By: Javid Amin | Srinagar | 07 Aug 2025 A Digital Distraction Turns Deadly In recent years, a troubling trend has emerged in Kashmir—a rise in online gambling addiction that’s gripping the Valley’s youth in a cycle of false hope, mounting debt, and emotional ruin. Apps like Aviator, fantasy cricket leagues, and poker clones promise quick riches but deliver crushing losses. What started as entertainment has spiraled into a societal crisis. Across towns and rural stretches of Kashmir, from college…

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Kashmir’s Silent Tsunami: When Paradise Drowns in Despair, Debt, and Disconnection

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Kashmir's Silent Tsunami: When Paradise Drowns in Despair, Debt, and Disconnection

Kashmir Crisis: Beyond Politics – Mental Health, Marriage Debt, Drugs & Spiritual Disconnect | Cultural Breakdown By: Javid Amin | Srinagar | 25 July 2025 Paradise Under Siege Kashmir. The very name conjures images of breathtaking, snow-capped Himalayas reflected in the serene waters of Dal Lake, vibrant saffron fields, and intricate handicrafts. For centuries, it has been celebrated as “Jannat” – Paradise on Earth. Yet, beneath this postcard-perfect facade, a profound and devastating crisis is unfolding – one not solely defined by geopolitical conflict, but by a deep, internal fracturing…

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Rural to Urban, Phones to Families: How Gambling Apps Are Devastating Kashmir

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Rural to Urban, Phones to Families: How Gambling Apps Are Devastating Kashmir

Online Gambling: The Silent Epidemic Destroying Kashmiri Families By: Javid Amin | Srinagar | 10 July 2025 A New Menace Gripping the Valley Once known for its scenic beauty and resilient people, Kashmir is now battling a digital monster—online gambling. Fuelled by flashy apps, false hope, and legal loopholes, this quiet crisis is tearing families apart, drowning youth in debt, and igniting a mental health emergency. Despite laws prohibiting gambling in the region, platforms like Aviator, BC Game, 1xBet, and Lotus365 operate freely, exploiting grey zones in digital regulations. From…

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Kashmir’s Drug Crisis: A Generational Emergency Ignored by Law, Failed by Society

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Kashmir’s Drug Crisis: A Generational Emergency Ignored by Law, Failed by Society

When Silence Becomes Complicity By: Javid Amin | Srinagar | 01 July 2025 Kashmir, long portrayed as a land of spiritual serenity and natural beauty, is quietly battling a crisis that threatens to consume its future—drug abuse. Behind the snow-clad mountains and saffron fields lies a grim and growing tragedy: over 1.35 million people in Jammu and Kashmir are struggling with substance abuse, according to a 2022 study by the Government Medical College, Srinagar. Among these, heroin dominates the list of abused substances, accounting for nearly 90% of patients treated…

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