Author: Abid R Baba

This below-average student from Baramulla is now at the same table as minds from Columbia and Cornell, LSE and Oxford

Are Kashmir’s exams truly accessible for students with disabilities? The law promises access. Reality shuts the door

An ideal classroom is not one where you can hear a pin drop. Silence often means fear

Who is answerable for our rotten school system? Educator? Pupil? Parents? Policymaker? Or a politician? All or none?

A meagre ₹1,250 monthly disability pension. Not even enough to buy a week’s groceries. My Hon’ble LG, my dear CM—what exactly are you doing?

Language matters. Representation matters. Because words create reality. It shapes public perception, politics, and even policy

The first casualty was her education; mobility issues forced her to drop out. Financial constraints meant no wheelchair. She was ridiculed as a “curse” or “bad omen

The supreme creator writes the script. Doctors just follow the cues

Where are our playgrounds? Why is our city inaccessible?

After years of waiting, of hoping, of pleading, of dragging our bodies through bureaucracy and our souls through apathy—you handed us ₹250.