Arjumand Wani

Arjumand Wani is a Kashmir-based journalist

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Bakarwal men cut grass for cattle on forested slopes in Inderwali, Pulwama.

Climate change disrupts age-old migration patterns among Kashmiri Bakarwals

10 Apr 2026

5 min read

Bashir Ahmad Wani, a sawmill labourer from Gulzarpora village in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, about 40 kilometres from Srinagar. For 20 years, he has worked at a sawmill that processes willow wood used in making cricket bats.

Dried streams to declining bats: The fate of Kashmir’s iconic willows hangs in the balance as climate change takes a toll

04 Apr 2026

7 min read

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