Sameer Rekhi rekhi7sameer@gmail.com A city's soul resonates with the conscience-or the lack of it-of its inhabitants. In Jammu, one of the most telling oversights lies in plain sight: its cremation grounds. These are not marginal or rarely used spaces.The chitas or pyres in each one of them are mostly crowded. They are...

  By T N Ashok From Amrish Puri's terrifying villain in Temple of Doom to Irrfan Khan's Oscar-adjacent brilliance, Indian actors have long graced Hollywood sets. Now, with 1.4 billion potential ticket buyers and a homegrown film industry that routinely out-muscles foreign competition, Hollywood's courtship of India has become less a...

Krishen Kemmu kemmu60@gmail.com Anybody would feel great if nominated for a national honour/Award. How many people get a national award or recognition twice in life? In the field of writing, the Sahitya Academy Award is a national honour that a person can get once in a lifetime. Similarly, the Sangeet Natak...

D S Sodhi sodhidalbir7777@gmail.com We often talk about the many social evils that affect our daily lives. One of the most destructive among them is the...

Col Shiv Choudhary (Retd.) shivchoudhary2@gmail.com Class 12 is not just another academic milestone; it is a decisive phase that shapes the career and direction of a student’s future. For students across India, this year plays a crucial role in determining access to higher education and competitive examinations such as NEET, JEE,...

Prof Mudita Raj ashokogra@gmail.com Step into any Indian home today and a quiet transformation is hard to miss. A child sits curled up on a sofa, not with a storybook but with a smartphone. The soft glow of the screen reflects in their eyes, outside, the sounds of street cricket and...

Prof Ajeet Kumar Sharma, Sunil Sharma ravinder.jugran1@gmail.com Author – Ravinder Jugran Name of Book: Jammu Kashmir Aatank Par Vijay Ki Shaurya Gatha Publisher: Prabhat Prakashan This is an inspiring and living historical narrative of courage, depicting the valor, struggle, and sacrifices of the people of Jammu and Kashmir in their fight against terrorism. It...

Shahnaz Husain Are you tired of applying a number of makeup products every morning to look pretty? Do we really have to succumb and play slaves to the hottest trend in makeup and the cosmetic world? Or is there a way to make us feel better without having to apply layer...

Lalit Gupta lalitguptajammu@gmail.com Nestled along the banks of the Poonch River, Kotli once stood as a flourishing town of the Chibbhal region, boasting a vibrant social and cultural life. The events of 1947 changed its destiny and displaced its people, yet Kotli continues to live in the memories of those who were...

Although agriculture remains central to food security, rural livelihoods and national development, it is increasingly losing its appeal among young people. Economic uncertainty, declining social prestige, structural limitations and weak institutional support have created a growing disconnect between modern youth aspirations and the realities of farming, raising serious concerns...

Rajeshwar Singh ‘Raju’ rajeshwar68@gmail.com A True Theatre Actor or Director does not merely perform or command the stage, he breathes life into silence, shapes raw emotions into living stories, and transforms every performance into a soulful dialogue between vision and audience. Now, if we talk of Jammu region of UT of Jammu...