Praveen Swami

T welve years old, weighed down by his magnificent, golden, and august regnal name, Sayyid Sibghatullah Shah Al-Rashidi II, the sixth Pir of Pagaro, ascended to the throne.

T he messages arrived on Facebook messenger or by e-mail, but seemed to have been sent from a place of infinite evil: “I will lean over you as you

T he piping-hot b ear p aw s oup, made from limbs freshly hacked off still-living m oon b ears, is rumoured to be fresh local produce, along with

F rom his room above the Kunar river, looking out over the quiet town of Balakot and the Nainsukh valley, the portly jihadist reflected on the

There's no evidence in existing declassified CIA documents to suggest if pressure was mounted on Islamabad to terminate hijacking plot or if New Delhi was given any specific warning.

L aura Delano Houghteling's words tinkled like the ice in the cut glass tumblers at that Washington dinner in the spring of 1939: “Twenty thousand

T he evening began with almost as much agony as it would end: Emerging from his car into the skating rink where America's future would be decided, Vice-President Richard Nixon slammed his knee into the door.

In Part-2 of the J&K Despatch series—on 1st assembly polls being held in the UT in 10 yrs—ThePrint looks at the hopes of ‘Generation Rage' from a new political leadership.

In Part-3 of the J&K Despatch series—on 1st assembly polls being held in the UT in 10 yrs—ThePrint looks at how dwindling local resources have made it tough for security forces.

In Part-4 of the J&K Despatch series—on 1st assembly polls being held in the UT in 10 yrs—ThePrint looks at how young women are defying conservatism to chase their sporting goals.