Forgotten Shab Daig
The wazwaan country has literally forgotten a winter specialty that once ruled the elite Kashmir kitchens, perhaps more often than Harisa, laments Tasavur Mushtaq
Intense...
A Kashmir Rediscovery
In Kashmir’s new digital divide era, J&K’s Department Of Culture surprises everybody by coming up with a wall calendar that brings state’s 12 priceless...
Artist’s Elegy
When she landed in Delhi for studies, she carried impressions of Kashmir’s troubled history along. Through art, Hina Arif highlights sufferings back home despite...
Thali Dance of Ramban
by Rajinder Singh Rana
The vibrant culture of Jammu and Kashmir is a beautiful amalgamation of religions, festivals, food, art, crafts, dance, and music which...
With an eye on conflict
Despair, loss and outrage find expression in an online exhibition showcasing works by Kashmiri artists. Gargi Gupta takes a look at the To Art...
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....
