Tahir Bhat
Tahir is the Chief Sub-Editor at Patriot and hails from north Kashmir's Kupwara district. He holds a postgraduate degree in Mass Communication and Journalism from the University of Kashmir. His previous stints in the field of journalism over the past eight years include serving as online editor at Kashmir Life, where he covered a range of political and human-interest stories. At Patriot, he has expanded his focus to encompass the lifestyle and arts scene in Delhi, even as he has taken on additional responsibilities at the desk. If there’s news about Kashmir in Delhi, Tahir is the person to turn to for perspective and reportage. Outside of journalism, he loves travelling and exploring new places.
Posts by: Tahir Bhat
Filmmaker Palash Vaswani on choosing emotional truth over spectacle
From engineering detours to Gullak and beyond, the director reflects on storytelling rooted in lived experience
India must prioritise community-based geriatric care as population ages
Experts at the Illness to Wellness Conference call for home-led and inclusive ageing models
Lava launches Blaze Duo 3 in India with dual AMOLED displays
It operates on with a clean Android 15, and will receive one Android OS upgrade and two years of security updates
Kahaani: Dilli Ki — telling the many stories of the capital
A two-day festival at Travancore Palace celebrates Delhi’s layered history through music, food, craft and conversation
At Palette Art Gallery, Om Soorya reimagines landscape as a shifting inner terrain
The exhibition explores memory, erasure, and impermanence through large-scale paintings that resist fixed geography
‘If the work doesn’t challenge me, I walk away’, says Gullak actor Jameel Khan
Over 25 years across theatre, cinema and streaming — the Gullak actor on patience, destiny, invisible struggles, why comedy is the hardest genre and why fame was never the destination
Toxic air fuels silent rise in lung cancer cases, say doctors
Doctors warn prolonged exposure to air pollution is emerging as a major risk factor, even among non-smokers and young adults
Redmi Note 15 Pro, Pro+ 5G launched in India: Price, specifications and features
The new smartphones feature a 200MP camera system, large batteries with fast charging, enhanced durability, and advanced connectivity option