Saraf Ali Bhat

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Thursday, 13 October 2022 | The Rising Kashmir

With Rabab and Pen, Pampore’s engineering student strives to revive local culture, tradition Pulwama, Oct 12: After proving his mettle with pen, an engineering student from Pampore area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district has taken to stringed traditional musical instrument, Rabab to keep the legacy of folk music reverberating. Saraf Ali Bhat, a 6th semester student at SSM College Sri...

When Sylvia Plath said "We should meet in another life, we should meet in air, me and you."
Years later in a different language,
Parveen Shakir lamented, "Hamein chahiye tha milna kisi ehd-e-meherbaan mein....kisi khawaab ke yakeen mein, kisi aur asmaan par, kisi aur sarzameen mein."

Book review: THE MONK WHO SOLD HIS FERRARI by Robin Sharma .
The Kashmir Monitor / Sunday | July 03, 2022.

'He is all-forgiving’ are the words that I hear from the tone of the Rabab.
The heart-rending strains of paradise, I hear from the tone of the Rabab.
The difference between the way you listen and the way I do, is that for you, the doors of your heart close, for me, the doors open with the tone of the Rabab.
~ Mevlana Rumi

Growing up in an artistic environment helped Furquan to shape his sensibilities in plenty of ways. Read his story on 5 Dariya News

Streaming now : Listen to Bhat Furquan's new pop single ‘Khatah’ Growing up in an artistic environment helped Furquan to shape his sensibilities in plenty of ways. From travelling back home from the green meadows of his village in Budgam to driving through cities and towns for learning, he says that he formed a “deep-rooted

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Sajid Yousuf
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Real Kashmir FC

Srinagar based athlete Sabreena Yaseen, on Thursday, formally launched her debut book "Fearless Flower", a book that revolves around her personal experiences, at Hotel Royal Heritage, Munawarabad, Srinagar.
The book revolves around different themes including criticism, emotions, sadness and mental illness.

Read the news article on 5 Dariya News

Sabreena Yaseen, a 16 year old athelete, releases her debut book Srinagar based athelete Sabreena Yaseen, on Thursday, formally launched her debut book

Located in North-Kashmir's district and merely distanced to the world famous tourist attracting destination , its beauty draws visitors to the valley in any season. Starting from December, that brings the onset of winter season as the waterfall freezes and initiates visits to this tourist attracting spot.
Read my article on 5 Dariya News featuring the frozen fall, .

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Tourist places of Kashmir : Drung, the frozen fall Located around 50 kilometers away from Srinagar, Drung or Drang, is a recently discovered, beautiful tourist spot. It's a small village in the Tangmarg tehsil of Gulmarg, Baramulla. Surrounded by dense pine forests, breath-taking vistas of meadows and the gushing

That beyond this point, the boundaries of faith and disbelief are meaningless.

Read my article on 5 Dariya News featuring . Located in South-Kashmir's Anantnag district and merely distanced to the world famous tourist attracting destination Betaab Valley, its beauty draws visitors to the valley in any season. Whether the valley covered in a blanket of snow or green pastures by the riverside, keeping your tongue wagging, any season is delightful.

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Tourist Places of Kashmir : Pahalgam, the 'Valley of Shepherds' Also known as the ‘Valley of Shepherds’, located 95 km from Srinagar at a height of 7200 ft, Pahalgam, is a famous hill station in Kashmir's Anantnag district. Surrounded by dense pine forests, breath-taking vistas of meadows and the snow-clad Himalayan mountains,

O Sky, if they enquire after my name and my address, tell them: He's a wanderer, a madman; wretched of the earth.

مثل مجنو از در به در خانه به خانه سرگردانم شاید از این طریق فقط نگاهی اجمالی به لیلا بیاندازم.

The soul is sick and tired of its too solid shell.

As a child you imitated your parents. In your school/college/university or an institution you're enrolled in, you mirror your teachers. As an adult you're influenced by the books written by others or by the western minds that have robbed you off your senses. Now tell me, how do you know if your thoughts are your own?

The journey of a footballer in Kashmir is full of struggle and exposure lacking. With confined opportunities, a career in football becomes more difficult. To become a well-doing performer in a competitive field like football, players not only need to become players with exceptional skill but to understand Football at its core. Read my article on Kashmir Reader featuring Sports Council Football Academy - J&K and that how it is giving wings to the dreams of young footballers amidst unrest and chaos.

Mehrajuddin Wadoo
Ishfaq Ahmed
Manoj Sinha
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Jammu and Kashmir Sports Council

Being the leader of your team, having a strong vision of success is essential to be a great coach. To move the game strategically forward you must focus on the opponent's run. Being a Football coach is more of a stressful journey rather than being a player. On this thrilling journey, few successful players are hardly expected to end up being fine coaches. One such compelling personality is Mehrajuddin Wadoo . He trains players and makes them reach heights they never thought they could and has helped players push themselves to step outside of their comfort and grow. This man bends himself and juggles up his mind to reach solutions that truly help their team gain greater results.
It was nice meeting you, having a talk. I wish I'm given a chance to join your venture someday.

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Sports Council Football Academy - J&K
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Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India
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While many of us snooze our 7 a.m alarms on sunny sundays, I, along with Jammu & Kashmir Mountaineering And Adventure Club trekked through green spaces of Ashtaar Valley, Diskhal, Doodhpathar(33.793°N, 74.525°E).
For those who want to escape the city’s bustle and din, look no further than adventure groups like Jammu & Kashmir Mountaineering And Adventure Club who organise treks to unexplored places of the valley.

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Setting an impressive record as coach for the under-14 and under-19 boys’ soccer teams of the country, Dar was first roped in by the AIFF for the women’s team back in March 2015 when ahead of the Olympic qualifiers. He was also chosen as the technical advisor for football development in India.
Under his guidance the women’s team got gold in the 12th South Asian Games earlier that year in Shillong.
Read my story about an inspiring Football Coach Sajid Yousuf who has come a long way from being a player to coaching the finest players of Women's National Football Team of India.

Sports Council Football Academy - J&K
Anurag Thakur
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India
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Real Kashmir FC
https://www.google.com/amp/s/reportlook.com/sajid-yousuf-dar-a-inspiration-for-young-aspiring-kashmiri-footballers/%3famp=1

Sajid Yousuf Dar, युवा महत्वाकांक्षी कश्मीरी फुटबॉलरों के लिए एक प्रेरणा। By Saraf Ali | reportlook.com अपनी टीम के नेता होने के नाते, एक महान कोच बनने के लिए सफलता की एक मजबूत दृष्टि होना आवश्यक है। खेल को रणन...

Read my article for 5 Dariya News on promoting its beauty that draws visitors throughout the world, to the , in any season.

Jammu & Kashmir Tourism

https://www.5dariyanews.com/news/342794-Tourist-Places-of-Kashmir-Sonamarg-with-a-literal-meaning-the-meadow-of-gold

Tourist Places of Kashmir : Sonamarg, with a literal meaning ‘the meadow of gold Sonamarg, with a literal meaning ‘the meadow of gold’ and with snow clad mountains sharing a spectacular blue sky, situated at an altitude of 2730 m, is a mesmerizing hill station in district Gandarbal of J&K. Some of the highest mountain ranges of the world

Dei aur dil unko jo na dei mujko zubaan aur!

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"Sufism is a mystic sect of Islam. Sufi Saints won over the hearts of Kashmiris on account of their piety and sincerity by employing methods of persuasion, humanity and discourse", writes a study paper from European Foundation for South Asian Studies (EFSAS).
Read my documented story for 5 Dariya News

https://www.5dariyanews.com/news/342265-Holy-Places-of-Kashmir-Hazrat-Zain-ud-din-Wali-R-A-Aishmuqam

Holy Places of Kashmir : Hazrat Zain-ud-din Wali (R.A), Aishmuqam Ashmuqam, Also known as 'ReshWaer' or 'PirWaer'(abode of saints), with thousands of shrines dotted, Kashmir and Kashmiri Rishism is well documented in prestigious records and also has it's name in foreign literature as well. Be it the foreigners, seekers or the

"Today, another unidentified person’s co**se was found in river Jhelum", narrated the broadcaster on radio as usual, while Sahil was near the window of kitchen, taking a sip of Noon Chai, he looked at the gloomy ambiance that was overcast. Identity card on the windowsill caught his eyes ,he grabbed it and put in the pocket of his vest.Now, he went into the park and sat in the middle, got a cigarette out of the pocket and took heavy puffs.
Writes Saqib Manzoor.

Read full story on: https://sarafali.in/2021/09/15/firdous-is-no-more/

Firdous is no more! | Saraf Ali Bhat, who hails from a small town in Pulwama, has won the Global Readers' Choice Award 2020 for a book titled Triggered Sorrows about a student's experience of living away from his family.

Read my article on the ReportLook about Sheikh Asif who didn't let hopelessness deter his determination.

https://english.reportlook.com/is-dropping-out-your-college-or-high-school-the-key-to-entrepreneurial-success/

Is dropping out your college or high school the key to entrepreneurial success? By Saraf Ali | reportlook.com “Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—I took the one less traveled by”The road not taken / Robert Frost. Sheikh Asif’s decision to drop school and pursue his dreams reminds me of Robert Frost’s ‘The Road not taken’ that focuses on making wise decisions in l...

Lost in Ladakh.

Read my article on ReportLook about Zahid Shafi, head coach Real Kashmir FC.

https://english.reportlook.com/is-your-dream-of-pursuing-your-passion-harder-than-you-think/

Is your dream of 'pursuing your passion' harder than you think? Zahid Shafi is the head coach at Real Kashmir Football Club for U18, U15, U13 and reserve and technical director Etihad FC Pampore.

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not be in want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
/Psalm 23:1-6

Gar nam-o-nishan-e-mann, pursand bag o qasid,
Awara-o-majnoon ne, rusva sar-e-bazari
(O messenger, if they enquire after my name and my address, tell them: He's a wanderer, a madman; wretched of the earth)

Is there a distraction technique that helps you redirect your mind when you start ruminating? Do you visualize a mental stop sign? Or take a walk around the block to reset? Is there a writing exercise that helps you see the situation from a new perspective? Or a breathing trick that calms you down and allows you to get rid of negative thoughts? Tell me about the small, creative ways you stop overthinking.

Kashmir Reader / Monday, 07 June 2021.
Book review: The Red Pony by John Steinbeck, Author

It has been more than a year since pandemic struck the entire world. As, the novel virus struck with countries, cities going off radar, economy collapsing, the pandemic forcing offices, schools, institutions, market round the globe to shut. The doctors were put-in charge to grip up and cope up with the stress of hospitals, tertiary care units and other medical facilities. With, doctors being called as “saviours” and “warriors” but people who lost their loved ones have put in major blame on the hospitals and called loss of their loved ones as mismanagement of hospitals and administrative failure, writes Salman Jeelani.
Read the full article :
https://sarafali.in/2021/06/04/who-to-blame/

Who to blame? - Salman Jeelani The authorities must take concrete steps, must intervene in the roaster of doctors and medical staff available at individual parts of hospital.

After carving out a nice little space for myself on the literary Internet, appearing in a number of national and local media, I thought of coming up with something that ensures that literature still has a vibrant presence in today's not-so-interested-in-reading culture, by supporting writers, building community, and broadening the audience for literature through digital innovation.
While It might not appear to be a perfect literary site in the traditional sense, but I, I'll be always, always posting something with a great mix of news roundups, essays, interviews, and more. From book reviews, to great poetry, from random lists to intelligent critiques of big novels to columnist writing columns.
With my efforts to bridge all of the gaps of the literary space, I'm delighted to present my official website that'll aim to serve art and literature.

https://sarafali.in/

Home - A seeker of the beyond. - Ask Saraf I'm an untutored learner. When not writing, you'll find me in the ground playing football or travelling to mountains with my sheep.

"The mind may be a container for the spirit at levels of conscious or subconscious, or objective and subjective, but the subjective always is the more powerful, like the part of the iceberg under the ocean."

My recent article for Thrive Global.
https://thriveglobal.com/stories/a-seeker-of-the-beyond/

A seeker of the beyond. We in social, spiritual, physical, mental and rest of the states, are real. But as a matter of pure consciousness, I can’t say how spiritual transition takes place. None of us is dispensable and we, sooner or later, have to die out. We may repent over the death of thousands; nonetheless, it’s a ...

My recent work for Thrive Global.
https://thriveglobal.com/stories/nami-danam-to-know-not-is-to-begin-to-know/

Nami Danam: To know not is to begin to know. How often do you think or have thought that whatever you know, whatever you’ve learnt, is merely a perception? The knowledge you’ve been getting is just someone’s point of view? What then, is knowledge? “Everything we know is the perception of a human mind and all knowledge is relative to th...

Khud ba khud azaad boodi khud gireftaar aamdee.
(See how I let myself get captured, then pretend to escape unscathed)

Character at stake.
Kashmir Reader / Thursday, 01 April 2021

"Kaha insaan kaha aqal-o-khirad ki bediya toaba,
Zara b akl ho toa aadmi deewana hojai."

Kashmir Reader / Friday, 12 February 2021.