Q&A

Born in a small town in Kashmir, with a religious upbringing, Namrata Dhar grew up under the wings of her father, who introduced her to the world of numbers. While still in school, she was talking math and economics. As she evolved, she…

A lad from Kashmir, who is busy carving a niche for himself in the glittering world of Bollywood. Grounded to his roots, he believes in ‘Kashmiriyat’ by practicing it and not just me talking about it. Currently busy with a Bollywood film on…

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. The same is true in the 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…

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, than 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 in Delhi, she went on to Rajiv Gandhi College of Engineering Research and…

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