Kashmir Life
Wedded to wood
Lolab, literally the waters of love, is one of the most beautiful places in Kashmir inhabited by beautiful, hardworking people mired in tradition and...
Chugging Along
Kashmir train has provided a cheaper, faster more reliable alternative to travel in Kashmir. Saima Riyaz takes a trip on a sunny March day.
A...
Kashmir Fault Line
Kashmir has no access to nuclear energy. It cannot even hope to have one in the given situation. But that does not lessen the...
The only job
Almost all the young men of a forest village in Baramulla district indulge in timber smuggling, while the dealers make huge profits they continue...
Lost course
The rivulet with gushing milky white clean waters has given way to a stinking seawage drain and some government offices, malls, and residential colonies...
Unbridgeable
The famous wooden bridges of Valley added to uniqueness of the Kashmir’s architecture and have served people for centuries. Aliya Bashir reports.
Wood was the...
The Disconnect
Many historic routes connect Kashmir to the outside world. It has been an important place on the silk route but the political changes in...
Lost in Modernity
The traditional architecture is no more in fashion in Kashmir, which many believe was more suited to the valley’s climatic conditions. Ibrahim Wani reports.
Zahoor...
Too heavy to take along
Food adulteration was unheard of in Kashmir as every household would prepare spices themselves, even husking of rice was done in homes. With the...
The faded king
Kashmiri craftsman used to make the best Shahtush shawls – considered one of the finest fabrics in the world. A ban on trade of...
Grand Canal
A canal coming from Ganderbal would once supply water for ablutions at the Jamia Masjid in Srinagar, and feed fields in its path. Hardly...
Dried Up
Once witnessing a huge inflow of migratory, many of Kashmir’s wetlands have dried up. Ikhlaq Qadri reports.
At least seven wetlands have lost into...
Walaykum Salam Ladishah Drav
Confined to radio and television studio’s Ladhishah were once the popular street performers, enriching Kashmir with satire and humour. Aliya Bashir reports
Asalaam Malaiqum Ladishah...
Missing paper trail
The art of producing one of the most long-lasting and durable papers was mastered in Kashmir long before the advent of paper mills. But...
Hay days
A few strings of straw woven to make slippers were common footwear, not so long ago. Waseem Ahad reports.
Whenever Mohammad Akbar Pala, 70,...
