Aashiq Hussain Andrabi

1 month ago | kashmirobserver.net | Aashiq Hussain Andrabi

Dr Tavseef Shah is not your typical startup founder. Trained as an environmental engineer in Germany, he turned away from a career in steel to focus on soil. Specifically, how the Earth’s most overlooked ecosystem—our agricultural land—can be healed using AI, agroecology, and the wisdom of farmers. Shah, who grew up in Kashmir and now serves as COO of CinSOIL, works at the nexus of science, policy, and technology.

1 month ago | htsyndication.com | Aashiq Hussain Andrabi

Srinagar, May 2 -- Shah, who grew up in Kashmir and now serves as COO of CinSOIL, works at the nexus of science, policy, and technology. His startup builds AI tools to monitor soil carbon stocks-an innovation that could fast-track the adoption of regenerative agriculture globally. With over a decade in research and policy, including stints with the UN FAO and WWF, Shah has become a key voice on the future of food, farming, and climate action.

2 months ago | kashmirobserver.net | Aashiq Hussain Andrabi

When you meet Zainab Syed, what stands out first isn’t the fact that she’s an intellectual property lawyer, it’s how deeply she cares about stories. Not just the stories people tell, but the ones they build with their hands, invent in their workshops, or pass down through generations. Zainab runs Kashmir’s first IPR (Intellectual Property Rights) law firm, and for over a decade, she’s been helping artists, artisans, entrepreneurs, and small businesses protect the work they create.

2 months ago | htsyndication.com | Aashiq Hussain Andrabi

Srinagar, April 18 -- Zainab runs Kashmir's first IPR (Intellectual Property Rights) law firm, and for over a decade, she's been helping artists, artisans, entrepreneurs, and small businesses protect the work they create. Her office in Srinagar is often full of people who've never met a lawyer before-carpet weavers, sculptors, tech founders, farmers with ideas. She listens closely, not with the distance of legalese, but with a sense of shared purpose.

2 months ago | kashmirobserver.net | Aashiq Hussain Andrabi

For more than 20 years, Nighat Shafi Pandit has quietly but powerfully shaped the social landscape of Jammu and Kashmir. From championing women’s empowerment to promoting education and harmony, her work speaks of deep commitment and quiet resilience. As the founder of HELP Foundation and an advisor to several state and national bodies, Nighat has helped build initiatives that touch lives—whether through microfinance, cultural preservation, or grassroots development.