Every morning in Kashmir, the first thing many of us reach for is not a prayer bead or a cup of nun chai, but our phones. We scroll through reels before sunrise and check notifications long after dark. The glow of the screen has replaced the rhythm of the day. What began as convenience has now turned into compulsion.

Technology has undoubtedly transformed life in the valley. Online education, remote work, and social media have connected Kashmir to the wider world like never before. But this digital embrace has a darker side.

From classrooms to shrines, weddings to wazwans, screens now mediate our most human moments. The question is no longer whether we can live without technology, it’s whether we can live well with it.

According to a 2022 report by the American Academy of Child and Adol

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