REMINISCENCE

Syed Nissar H. Gilani This photograph, taken in 1986 at my official residence in Bandipora during my tenure as Tehsildar,...

Syed Nissar H. Gilani Srinagar city was chosen as the capital city of greater Kashmir by our learned rulers centuries...

Syed Nissar H Gilani The “Saad Makkars”—the “Gentleman Rogues”—were the undisputed masters of the street-side spectacle. Long before the era...

Syed Nissar H Gilani The news of the tragic passing of the father of Dr. Manzoor Wani, the renowned gastroenterologist...

Syed Nissar H Gilani The morning began with a sense of profound serenity. I had just returned from my daily...

Syed Nissar H Gilani To many, the sprawling metropolis of Bombay (now Mumbai) can feel like a labyrinth of strangers,...

Syed Nissar H Gilani In 1967, the world felt both vast and very small from the vantage point of a...

Syed Nissar H Gilani In the vast tapestry of Kashmiri history, certain moments stand out—not merely for the events they...

Syed Nissar H Gilani There is a persistent divide in how we view the trajectory of a human life. To...

Syed Nissar H Gilani The Baisakhi CaravanOn the 13th of April, 1993, we departed Jammu in a special coach bound...