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Aarti Tikoo Singh is a Senior Assistant Editor with The Times of India, responsible for news selection, editing, writing and coordination for the web edition of TOI. She is a Times Aspire award winner for her various accomplishments as an…

It is a fundamental requirement that with time things should change. When we talk about things, in twenty-four year old Abid Rashid’s terminology, the flow and the content of knowledge should evolve, else we shall keep on struggling with…

It is said that good things don’t come easy. Same is true in case of connecting with Meera Kaul, it took over one year before she could find some time to share her thought with www.thecherrytree.in Excerpts from an interaction with Rajesh…

A drifter who does not miss a chance to click a selfie with people visiting his venture comes from a small village located within the boundaries of Bandipore district in Kashmir. Javid may be taking strides as far as business is concerned,…

A drifter who would rather follow his inner voice, then the advice of others and yet land up doing the right thing. Most of his education was outside the State of Jammu & Kashmir, maybe that was what gave wings to this man in his…

Due to the situation in the 1990s, like many, her family left Kashmir. Countless moments were left behind like many unfinished chores. After finishing her schooling from Delhi, she went on to Rajiv Gandhi College of…

Seemingly articulate with his choice of words, focused and determined Shahnaz Bashir has an independent thought about many things. A topper in his Mass Communication & Journalism Course from MERC, University of Kashmir, he has nearly a…

Unrest in the Valley in 1990s changed the course of Namrata professional bearing. After finishing her engineering, she took up a course in management to so as to stay aloof from the unrest in the Valley. Today, she has many…

While it is very important to follow the star of your destiny, it is much required of a person to listen to one’s heart.  Saba Shafi, a pass-out of Presentation Convent School just did that.  After graduating in English Literature from…

A graduate from Government College for Women, Srinagar, is also a Certificated  Associate of The Indian Institute of Bankers (CAIIB) from the Indian Institute of Banking & Finance, Delhi and a Post Graduate in ‘The Human Rights’ from…