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Al Jazeera Staff

‘Selling juice after getting PhD’: Desperation in Kashmir over lack of jobs

Maqsood Ahmad Ganai, a PhD in botany, at his juice stall in Hugam, Anantnag, Indian-administered Kashmir [Al Jazeera]

Every morning at 7am, Maqsood Ahmad Ganai leaves home to set up a small juice stall by the roadside near his village, Hugam, in the southern Anantnag district of Indian-administered Kashmir.

Hoping to catch the attention of tourists on their way to the picturesque Pahalgam Valley, 29km (18 miles) from Hugam, Ganai stands by his makeshift stall all day, waving at passing cars and offering freshly made apple juice to the travellers.

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