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Irfan Amin Malik
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Join date: Mar 18, 2025
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I am Irfan Amin Malik, and I am an independent journalist based in Indian Controlled Kashmir.
I am a gold medalist with a postgraduate degree in mass communication and journalism.
I have nine years of media experience and I have been writing stories across various beats including politics,, human rights, business, sports, education, health, and environment.
I have been writing for various national and international publications including Moneycontrol, Mint, Frontline, Your Story, Quartz India, Deccan Herald, The Wire, Vice, Article 14, The Quint.
In 2022, one of my stories on Moneycontrol was nominated for the Red Ink Awards by the Mumbai Press Club.
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Irfan Amin
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Aug 27, 2026 ∙ 5 min
How Kashmir’s Shortage of Psychiatrists Leaves Patients Misdiagnosed
In the villages and towns of Indian-administered Kashmir, mental illness often arrives disguised as something else. People complain of racing heartbeats, chest pain, breathlessness, dizziness, stomach discomfort, and fear. Many spend months, and sometimes years, visiting hospitals convinced they are suffering from heart disease or another physical illness. They undergo repeated tests, collect folders full of prescriptions, and move from one doctor to another in search of answers. What many...
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May 2, 2025 ∙ 6 min
How women in Indian Kashmir confront mental health crisis and stigma
In the snow-covered villages of Indian-controlled Kashmir, women have silently shouldered the burden of mental illness for years, their pain hidden beneath the rigid customs and traditions that have shaped their lives.
Mental illness in Kashmir has often been misdiagnosed, with symptoms frequently attributed to other health issues, mainly gastrointestinal or cardiovascular problems. Many people in the Himalayan valley, “known as paradise on earth,” also believe that anxiety and depression a
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