Kashmiriyat
An interesting post-partition creation, Kashmiriyat is popular in Delhi than in Srinagar. But what it means and why everybody is talking about it these...
Tibetan Tastemakers
Kashmir being a melting pot of different cultures witnessed footprints of exiled Tibetan tribe in late fifties that ended up redefining the local taste...
Mohammad Ismail Mir
Kashmir lost its celebrated storyteller, the daastango Mohammad Ismail Mir, recently. The deceased was instrumental in keeping the flame of ‘daastangoi’ alive in the state...
Penman’s Peregrination
Life takes a full circle, quite literally. Syed Asma talks to noted Urdu and Kashmiri essayist Prof Mohammed Zaman Azurdah to piece together dots...
Waghoo is Out
With polythene foam taking over as new matting material in Kashmir, handmade Waghoo is losing both appeal and market. Shakir Mir reports the plight...
0 Bridge 2.0
With Zero Bridge renovated at a sluggish pace in traditional Kashmiri architecture, it is almost a replica of Zaina Kadal of eighteenth century. Riyaz...
Nowrooz-e-Pourang
by Syed Iliyas Ali Rizvi and Mona Hossaini ‘Araste’
(Nowrooz celebrations in Afghanistan.)
Nowrooz, contrary to the popular perception, is not merely a community centric...
Crumbling Nagar
After conquering Srinagar Mughal Emperor Akbar laid the foundation of walled city Naagar Nagar to keep his men safe. Six centuries later Mohammad Raafi...
A Mother’s Elegy
Can a mother abandon herself and compensate the loss of her son by singing, writing elegies. There is one from restive Maisuma, who has...
Biryani Is In
Finally Kashmiri Wazwaan has a competitor: Biryani. The on-the-go meal is the new taste bud tickler for youngsters as traditional cuisine takes a biting....
Kashmir’s ‘Cabbage Walk’ Artist: ‘The laughter of my people is what I seek’
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The streets of Srinagar present a strange sight these days — a man ‘walking his cabbage’. You can see him everywhere with...
Romancing The Hammam
The sudden surge for the Hammam’s in homes has led to some innovations in the way Kashmir tries to fight winter. Saima Bhat reports...
A Dish, A Spectacle
Over the centuries, Kashmir has perfected the art of Hareesa-making and it is a key dish for the affluent in Srinagar. Mohammad Raafi meets...
Poetic Musings
He is a banker who thinks in verses rather than ones and zeroes. Shakir Mir talks to poet Mohammad Zahid to piece together his...
Painting Mughals
The art of depicting the lifestyle of erstwhile Mughals rulers on papier-mâché is fading into history. Mohammad Raafi traces one of the last surviving...
