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23/03/2024

Passionate creator crafting moments of joy ✨ | Event designer specializing in Nikkah & engagements 💍 | Bringing elegance & romance to every celebration 🌹 | Let's make memories together! 📸✨"

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30/11/2023

Meet National level (Gold, silver, bronze) Pencak Silat athelete Aamina Zehra from zainakadal (kashmir).

(This is aamina zehra daughter of hilal ahmad from zainakadal i have played 4 nationals in pencak silat my 1st national was held at haryana and i won gold there 2 was held in nanded and i have won siliver and bronze medal there and 3 was held in srinagar and i have won gold there recently 11th junior ,subjunior,preteen national was held and i have won gold there i have joined nassir digoos acadmey in 2019 he is the president of pencak silat jammu and kashmir and also the treasure of pencak silat india i am very thankful to him for his support towards my studies and sports he is role model my inspiration and without his and my parents support it was impossible to be at this level)

30/11/2023

Rutba Showkat daughter of Showkat Ahmad
Won sliver at national level competition held at Bihar.

19/08/2023

Uzma Falak is a DAAD Doctoral Fellow at the University of Heidelberg where she is pursuing her PhD in Anthropology. Her poetry, essays, articles and reportage have appeared in The Baffler Magazine, Adi Magazine, Al Jazeera English, Warscapes, The Caravan, Himal Southasian, Kindle Magazine, Jadaliyya, Anthropology and Humanism, The Economic and Political Weekly, Himalaya Journal, The Electronic Intifada, The Palestinian Chronicle, New Internationalist including anthologies and collections like Gossamer: An Anthology of Contemporary World Poetry, Of Occupation and Resistance: Writings from Kashmir, Cups of Nunchai, among others. She won an Honourable Mention in the Society for Humanistic Anthropology’s Ethnographic Poetry Award. She was also an invited artist-scholar at the 2018 Warwick Tate Exchange held at the Tate Modern where she deployed sound, film and embroidery as forms of inquiries.

Through intergenerational narratives, archival photographs, grassroots’ memory practices, poems and women’s songs, her documentary film Till Then The Roads Carry Her explores Kashmir women’s lifeworlds and repertories of resistance as alternate epistemes and seeks to disrupt the official histories and exoticised iconographies. It has been screened at the 2nd Annual Memory Studies Association Conference (University of Copenhagen), The 24th European Conference on South Asian Studies (University of Warsaw), Karlstorkino (Heidelberg), Tate Modern (London), CineDiaspora Film Festival (New York), School of Arts and Aesthetics (JNU), 12th IAWRT Asian Women’s Film Festival (New Delhi) and Open Frame Film Festival and Forum 2015 (New Delhi) among others.

29/06/2023

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11/05/2023

Meet Tarab Baba first Plaster Paintings/ calligraphy artist from Bhaderwah (Jammu and Kashmir) .

(Sure, I am Tarab Baba. I am enamored with art work. I mostly focus on plaster art which you can easily plot in my instagram. I have been into this work since the last year. I come from Bhaderwah. I am 21 years old. I am currently doing my graduation along with this work.
THANK YOU.)

11/03/2023

10/03/2023

Young fencers from Jammu and Kashmir, Shreya Gupta have excelled in the ongoing Junior Asian and Cadet Championships at Uzbekistan.

Shreya Gupta reached knockout stages and earned top 16th Ranking. In knockout stage, she upset 3rd ranked, Jeong Yeonsu of Korea 15-14 and defeated Alkudmani Talene of KSA 15-10.

08/02/2023

Meet Humaira Mushtaq The First Women Formula Car Racer From J&K.

The first female Formula racer from Jammu & Kashmir claims her career’s first podium finish at MRF national racing championship. She was the first woman from UT of Jammu & Kashmir to claim this achievement in the male-dominated world of car racing. In this interview, she shared her journey from dreaming of a goal to achieving the goal.

Allahamduliah, I feel grateful since it's my first career milestone. It's the first podium finish of my career. At this point, I'm grateful and feel blessed.

I started my professional career in 2019 with JK tyres then I was with MRF.

I've been a student of dentistry but I don't practice as a professional I'm focused on my professional career as a racing driver.

My message is not just limited to women or youth. My message goes out to everyone. I want to tell you to dare to dream the impossible and believe in your dreams not just believe work for them. Hard, very hard.

18/01/2023

Meet Razia Mushtaq, Ganderbal’s first female gym owner.

Razia Mushtaq, Gandebal’s first woman gym owner, has broken stereotypes with her choice of career. Razia, a law graduate successfully broke the taboos to become the first female fitness trainer and gym owner in her district.

Razia hails from Kangan area of Ganderbal her story is a tale of overcoming personal and social challenges and following her heart to own an exclusive gym. She is running ‘313 Fitness Club’ gym in Kangan.

Razia says that women here hesitate from joining a fitness centre. “I felt that women here hesitate from joining a fitness centre because gyms here in Kashmir are most probably meant for men folk. That made me think that a female-only gym would be a great thing where women can join whenever they want throughout the day,”.

18/01/2023

NIT Srinagar pass-out student Bushra Makhdoomi bags the most versatile Chemical Engineering student (female) 2022 award during CHEMCON 2022 held recently in Kanpur.

31/12/2022

Alhamdulilah, what an eventful year it has been for me. So many ups & downs in 2022. I can not write the entire history in one post but Allah knows what, why and how all events happened in 365 days. Allah says in the Quran, “So, surely with hardship comes ease.”. I lost a lot of things this year but I am sure Allah has a better plan for me, In shaa Allah.

16/12/2022

Meet Youngest calligraphic artist Sehresh Rafiq from Anantnag (Kashmir).

(I am Sehresh Rafiq from Nowgam Achabal Anantnag. I have started doing calligraphy since August 2022. I love doing calligraphy in free time. I always try my best to do more hardwork with dedication so that I can make myself best calligrapher 🖋️.)

16/12/2022

Meet Youngest Calligraphic and Acrylic painting artist Iqra Reyaz from Anantnag (Kashmir).

(Iqra reyaz from Anantnag
I am pursuing BA and I learned calligraphy by myself and started doing calligraphy since April 2022 It gives me inner peace I love doing calligraphy in free time
I also do acrylic paintings and some pencil work.)

02/11/2022

Journalist Hirra Azmat wins prestigious `Project Siren Award 2022′ for Gender Sensitivity’..

Hirra bagged the award for her story headlined “Cold desert’s cancer crusader” published in Free press Kashmir.

This is Hirra’s second award this year. Earlier, she won the prestigious Project Siren Award 2022. Hirra won the award for her story headlined, “Life is beautiful’: IMHANS, SRO set up `Zindagi’ to prevent suicides, promote positive behavior in Kashmir”. The story was published in The Kashmir Monitor on May 22 last year.

“We are happy to inform that Hirra Azmat is being awarded the Laadli Media Award for Gender Sensitivity, under the category Print News Report for the story `Cold desert’s cancer crusader’. We appreciate your efforts to promote good journalism by publishing insightful, thought-provoking, and sensitive articles in your publication. We look forward to your continued support to make our society more equitable through such stories,” the organizers said.
Hirra Azmat

25/10/2022

Meet self-taught Mehandi Artist Aisha from Bemina Sringar (Kashmir).

(I am from Bemina Sgr
Im 23 years old
I'm a self taught mehandi artist
Its was a childhood hobby of me and now its has become a passion.)

Follow for bookings.

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17/10/2022

Baramulla girl set to represent India second time in International Wheelchair Basketball Championship.

A specially-abled girl from north Kashmir is inspiring hundreds of people as she has represented India at the international level and is set to represent the country again in international Wheelchair basketball championship scheduled to be held in India next month.

Ishrat Rasheed, 25, a resident of Bangdara village of North Kashmir’s Baramulla is the first specially-abled International basketball player of J&K.

she fell from the second floor of her house in 2016, causing grievous injuries to spinal cord leaving her paralyzed below the waist.

“I was unable to accept this reality and nobody would have thought at that stage that I would ever be able to reach an international stage and represent India in wheelchair basketball,” Ishrat said.

During the first six months, when I was bed-ridden and wheelchair-bound, I got very much depressed. However, one day my father took me to the Medicare Society where disability was a normal thing,” she said. “I somehow understood that there were hundreds of people like me in the world and that changed my perception and I came out of my depression.”

At the Medicare Society, Ishrat said she saw a few boys confined to wheelchairs playing basketball and it inspired confidence in her to play as well.

Ishrat said she was selected for the first national during a camp at the Indoor stadium and represented India in 2019.

“Now, I have been selected during trials held at Srinagar to represent India in the International Wheelchair Basketball Tournament in Noida from November 6 -11.
Ishrat Akther

01/10/2022

A 25 year old Gym trainer from Ganderbal district of Central Kashmir has won two gold and one silver medals in national powerlifting championship in Indira Gandhi Stadium Delhi on 22, 23 and 24 September this year.

At the national-level competition of powerlifting in Delhi Arifa lifted two gold medals and one Silver medals became as an iron lady in her village.

Arifa Bila is graduated from Govt Degree College Ganderbal.

Arifa belongs to Duderhama area of Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district has been very much inclined towards physical activities and sports since childhood.

She said that 'I started learning' sky martial arts' in 2012, and Saleem Pathan sahib guided me. I started attending different championships and won many awards it increased my confidence, I am the first girl in District Ganderbal to run a gym center for which I am getting good support from locals'.

She is now uses her years of fitness experience to help those who are passionate about keeping their bodies fit.

Arifa said she has also been associated with NCC college, in which she has received many appreciation awards. She said 'admission to NCC was not easy but due to my strength and physical well being I was selected.

Arifa said first I thank Allah almighty who bestowed me success After that, my parents and family who always supported me in my endeavours," Arifa said.

Her family members said that its proud moment for us that her daughter has won two gold and one Silver medals at the national level.

"It makes us along with the whole Ganderbal district feel proud. Everyone is immensely happy that girls are no longer a burden but an inspiration,"

27/09/2022

Meet first Professional Long distance Runner Tashi Ladol from Ladakh UT (Skindyang).

Hii I am tashi ladol From ladakh (skindyang) Age 21. I am Professional (21km runner)Long distance runner, Currently study in ladakh university leh campus(BPED).

I have seven family member, My mom passed away when i was in 2nd standard, I have gone through lot of struggle in racing , i have been practicing running since 5 years.

Achievements:

🏃🏻‍♀️2022 ladakh marathon 21km(1st position) timing (1.29.48),

🏃🏻‍♀️2022 kargil international marathon 21km (1st position)timing (1.27.48),

As i girl i face many problem During my running carreer.
I have been sponsor and supported by padma shri tsewang motup goba founder of ladakh marathon and
Also coach( savio disoza )(Tsering stobgas).

25/09/2022

Meet Srishti Koul from Jammu, student of University of Jammu . She was presented the National Service Scheme Awards for the year 2020-2021 by President of India, Droupadi Murmu in recognition of her outstanding social service through NSS.

23/09/2022

Meet young Author, Athelete & an Ambassador girl Nazrana Ahsan wani, Born in Paradise, where The snow cladded mountains, the blooming fresh buds, the golden meadows add to the mesmerizing beauty of nature.Her birthplace is in a beautiful district Bandipora which is situated on the banks of Asia's largest fresh water lake Wular.

Besides pursuing her academic dreams in science stream, She has indefinite love for writing.For her writing is all that nourishes her soul, keeps her imagination unbound and gives wings to fly the heights Since her school days she Have been writing..

In her writing, she put the savor that touches the chords of heart, as she write within the deep contemplation and observation.She started her career as a writer when she was in 9th standard and has so far co-authored more than 30 Anthologies,Which includes Three "World book of record "Anthalogies,Authored One solo book namley "Shadowless evening".Success followed her and she has won 150+ accreditations in writing, She is Examplary youth Awardee under category "Best Author", Limelight Awardee,Talented 30 Awardee under category"Best youth icon of 2021".Aspirant William Shakespeare literature awardee under title"Indian National idol".

Pen player of year 2021 of jammu and kashmir.

She has been nominated for various awards viz;Saahitya spectrum Award,Hindustan writer Award,Indian School Awards,Ambitious Award,Glantor X women leaderAward,Indian book of records,Foxclues India prime awards under title"Top 100 author's and researchers of India",Author of the year 2021 at story mirror,Indian noble award,The Femina awards 2022.
100 Powerful personalities of India,50 inspiring women's of India,
Women icon awards.
National book of records under title "Dr APJ Abdul Kalam award".
International Achievers award under title "Youth icon".
Additionally she has been featured on many newspapers,Megazines and blogs,She's selected writer at split poetry india,'Literary Captain in the' Army of literary warriors' at story mirror.Not only writing has won her accolades but She's red belt and Twice National Medalist in Sqay Martial Arts, Gold medalist at UT level
She's additionally working as Official Campus Ambassador intern at International Model United Nations.

16/08/2022

Meet Kritharti Kotwal from Bhaderwah. She won Bronze Medal in a team event at Commonwealth Fencing Championship at UK (London).

Proud Moment for whole Jammu Kashmir and Erstwhile Doda.

13/08/2022

Teenage Srinagar girl set to publish her second book*

An 18-year-old girl from Srinagar is set to publish her second book, Esoteric (Poetry) and is going to be released on Amazon, Kindle, Kobo, Google Play books and Flipkart.

The book is being published by JEC Publication.

Zabrain Wandroo, a resident of Khanyar who is student of Psychology at Amar Singh College Srinagar published her first book "Her Su***de Note" in 2021.

She said that she has been writing poetry for 2-3 years and described her passion.

Wandroo said that in her 64 page second book, she has written 47 poems which were mainly her thoughts and memories that she has been unable to share with anyone.

The author has received an appreciation award from India Book Of Records for her first book at the age of 16.

She is a naturalist and a firm believer of Islam and she finds solace in gaining and sharing knowledge.

Wandroo said that she is an avid reader which has induced the passion of writing in her and her aim in life is to work for society and become a successful author.

"My main motive behind publishing this work is to show people that writing is a way to empty your mind from stress and share the thoughts which we are usually unable to speak about." she said, adding" A lot of people usually find it difficult to share their problems with others and this stress eats them up from inside and writing it down can possibly help one to stress less and feel better."

A person should share his/her knowledge because if a person leaves this world, their knowledge will stay alive," she said, adding that she strongly believes that culture defines a person and one should always entertain it's culture no matter how low or high they are in life.

"My message to the youth of J&K will be that be strong in each and every situation and never let depression and other things decide your fate," she said.

07/08/2022

20-year-old girl from south Kashmir’s Pulwama district has brought laurels to Jammu Kashmir by bagging gold medal in Mixed Martial Arts Championship in Delhi.

Shariya Manzoor, a resident of Nehama village in Kakapora, who is pursuing her Bachelor’s from Government Degree College Pulwama wants to participate in mega international events.

Shariya said that she was happy to win the gold medal at the national level in martial arts and she will work hard as her dream is to reach to the international level.

She said that she was interested in martial arts since her childhood but in the absence of any infrastructure and coach in the district she faced various challenges.

“I had to merge with martial arts in the absence of any support from the government. I have won gold medals in the national Tang Soo Do championship and national boxing championship, besides I have also participated in belt wrestling championship,” she added.

She also thanked Owais Yaqoob, a martial art player and coach from Pulwama for teaching her and helping her win the gold in martial arts.

Shariya also thanked J&K MMA association for providing her opportunity to showcase her talent at the national level.

She said that lack of infrastructure is becoming an obstacle for dozens of youth especially girls who are interested in martial arts but are forced to choose some other field.

“My dream is to reach to the international stage and perform well in mega events but I want support from the government so that I can prove my mettle at mega stages,” she said.

She said that she is practicing hard and learning some art forms and boxing at the Lion’s Den academy in Pulwama and she was hopeful that she can participate in mega international events and showcase her skills

09/07/2022

Meet saleema Ganaie first Calligraphic artist from Bhaderwah , district doda (Jammu and Kashmir), she is writing the whole Holy Qur'an.

Saleema "Calligraphy has some rules, some definitions and a link to spirituality because of the Arabic language. It is just not about designing alone, it’s about each stroke in a letter and if you need your strokes to be right you need to have the right tool which is your Qalam (the pen),”

She believes the calligraphy is a stress buster that gives her peace of mind and calms the chaos within. “It gives me a sense of satisfaction – patience and peace. It helps me in becoming a better person.”.

03/06/2022

Meet Shivani Jerngal from Jammu, who did not let her first attempt’s failure come into her way to clear the coveted UPSC examination. She secured All India Rank-300 in her second attempt, proving that dedication and hard work do not let one down.

Shivani, 25, a daughter of cop, hails from Jammu and in run up to her examination she had followed a proper regimen in her studies to let her have the fruit of her exhaustive hours and days she put in while preparing for the Civil Services.

After completing her B-Tech from Delhi Technological University in Electronics and Communication, she began preparing for UPSC exams. “In 2020, I started my preparation journey. I mostly self-studied and dedicated 7-8 hours on average to it every day. For the test series, I, however, did my coaching from Forum IAS and Level up IAS,” she said.

Talking about the challenges, she said, the Covid-induced lockdown period was a double-edged sword. “Though there was no time wasted on travel, studying from home could be distracting and mentally exhausting,” Shivani said.

She added that another challenge was the absence of a peer group that could relate to the difficulties faced during the preparation. “Another setback came when I couldn’t crack in my first attempt. I took it positively and doubled my efforts.”

The UPSC qualifier said the budding aspirants should only opt for the exams if they are perseverant. “Making continuous and whole-hearted efforts is the key. Pay attention to your mental health. Don’t let the failures take a toll on you.”

02/06/2022

Kashmiri women are breaking barriers in the not-so-easy business environment in the Valley.

Business competition or any other reason, these women entrepreneurs are standing tall & strong. Mansha Pandit and Uzma Bhat, the two "Kashmir ki Beti ", are breaking barriers in the valley. Mansha Pandit, a 26-years-old girl from Srinagar’s Lalbazar area, has become famous for her Crochet Art in Kashmir. It was in the 8th grade when she learned to pick up the needle and thread from her mother and grandmother. It took her seven odd years to master the crochet art skills before making her first public appearance in 2015, at the age of 20. This young Kashmiri entrepreneur makes cushions, wall-hangings, earrings and silk yarn products and sells her products online using social media as a business endorsing tool. It’s a great achievement for Mansha who happens to be the only recognized face in Kashmir for crocheting art with silk thread. But while Mansha is working to make crocheting relevant and fashionable in Kashmir, a journalism degree-holder has created her own Hijab brand to offer a wide scarf variety to Kashmiri women. Uzma Bhat, a 27-years-old girl hailing from Srinagar’s Chanapora area, runs a successful Hijab venture, called Avraah. Uzma’s love for Hijab and the unavailability of unique Hijabs in the valley market pushed her to start her own venture. Today, Uzma’s Avraah is the new business address for the Kashmiri Women in the Valley. Despite of financial woes, Uzma started her venture soon after completing her university degree, with her pocket-money. The outstanding work of these two young Kashmiri entrepreneurs proves that self-confidence, hardwork and dedication can lead one to success. There are a lot of untapped opportunities in Kashmir in the field of business for its youth, one just needs to explore. Hats off to the young Kashmiri women entrepreneurs like Mansha & Uzma who are continuously exploring such opportunities to build an entrepreneurial culture and become job generators for others in the Valley.

01/06/2022

(DPS Srinagar student earns USD 70k scholarship at Georgetown University Qatar)

As per a DPS Srinagar spokesperson, 18-year-old Tashafee, a student of Humanities has been offered a place at the university to pursue her Bachelor’s in Foreign Services with a major in Culture and Politics.

Tashafee Masoodi - a Grade 12 student from Delhi Public School Srinagar, has earned an admission and full scholarship worth 70,000 dollars (About 51 lakh rupees) at the prestigious Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar.

I am indebted to the Career Guidance Department of the school, which helped me with all the documents needed to be submitted including transcripts, recommendation letters and regular time to time guidance and counseling. Our Career Coach ensured that everything was submitted on time,” Tashafee said

Congratulating the student, Principal, Shafaq Afshan said that every year, DPS Srinagar students get admissions and scholarships in the top universities across India and in foreign Colleges and Universities. "Our Career Counselling and Guidance Department offering a wide spectrum of guidance and mentoring that prepare students for the next stage of their educational journey.

28/05/2022

Often those that criticize others reveal what he himself lacks

Fighting the Odds Meet Advocate and women (SRHR rights activist) Sagina walyat D/O Sh. Dharampal
R/O Punjab who is Supporting Irfana Zargar (Padwoman’ of Kashmir) who provides free sanitary napkins to women across the region.

Irfana’s initiative ‘Eva Safety Door’ that aims at providing free sanitary pads among other things to poor women at public toilets across Srinagar but for one reason or another, someone will find a reason to project their insecurities, their negativity, and their fears onto you and your life, this is what happened with her, people's started
criticizing her for this work.

Irfana "When people used to criticize me and say that irfana this is not a dignified work that u are doing , then there was Sagina walyat who comforted and encouraged me in my bad times , she encouraged me by saying that u r making your parents proud by the work that u r doing for the society no matter what the people say , don't pay heed to them.

Although Sagina walyat never knew me personally , she just heard me once on a radio channel (FM) and started supporting me. I Appreciate it. Sagina walyat You have been a great help. I must sincerely thank you for helping me out with this (Irfana).