Autumn vibes 🍂🩷

Dal Lake Srinagar 🥶

“I’ve found my new voice, and I don’t need validation from anyone.” #LGBTQ lgbtqnation.com/2024/10/how-th…

Autumn in Kashmir ❤️

‘I was tricked into fighting in Russia’s war in Ukraine’ Azad Yusuf Kumar, 27, is among many Indians duped into joining the front line through offers of well-paid work in Russia 🖋️ By Umar Farooq, Tarushi Aswani trib.al/779HCzG

Autumn in Kashmir 🍂🍁

Dal Lake Srinagar ❤️

Govt transfers 4,834 kanals for NIT campus in Pulwama, locals protest over land loss - freepresskashmir.news/2025/01/01/gov…

The winter wonderland #gulmarg #kashmir

Srinagar ❤️

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“Little events, ordinary things, smashed and reconstituted. Suddenly, they become the bleached bones of a story.” — Arundhati Roy, The God of Small Things. Photograph - Umar Farooq #Childhoodstories #childhoodeveryday

For over a century, poets, publishers and printers filled this Delhi district’s narrow lanes. But as profits plummet, bookshops are being replaced by kebab shops. I write for The Guardian. Pictures by Danyal Hassan theguardian.com/global-develop…

Muslim devotees offer Friday prayers during the holy month of Ramadan at Jama Masjid, old quarters New Delhi, India on March 14, 2025. Photos - Umar Farooq #Muslims #Ramadan #India #Religion

Human-wildlife clashes in Kashmir have claimed over 100 lives and left 906 injured since 2018, with leopards being the primary threat. Nearly 1,000 encounters have been recorded as shrinking habitats push wildlife into human spaces | Free Press Kashmir freepresskashmir.news/2025/03/27/tra…

Kashmiri Muslim devotees, including men, women, and children, offered prayers on the occasion of Eid-al-Fitr at Ali Masjid, in Srinagar, Kashmir, on March 31, 2025. #EidAlFitr #Kashmir Photo: Mohammad Syeed Shawl محمّد سید شال

Thousands of Kashmiri Muslims offer Eid-al-Fitr prayers at Dargah Hazratbal Shrine in Srinagar Kashmir on 31 March, 2025. Photographs - Umar Farooq [Kashmir Religion Islam Dargah Hazratbal Muslim Prayers Ramadan Eid-Prayers]

I request all my Kashmiri brothers and sisters studying outside J&K to stay safe and alert. We have created a dedicated group with police officers, civil administrators, and politicians to coordinate help. If you face any issues, feel free to contact me on WhatsApp or call at

Stolen futures: The Kashmir children caught up in India-Pakistan conflict s.nikkei.com/4kv2tiQ