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...
Skinned
Fur and furriers were a part of Kashmir’s economy, providing employment to thousands of people. A blanket ban on fur trade made it extinct...
Moved to greener pastures
Cattle grazers in villages who were a common feature of life in rural Kashmir have given up the occupation with changing lifestyles. Mir Farhat...
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,...
Last Days of Maqbool Butt
Kashmir Life reproduces the article published in The Week, a Malyalam Manorama publication (February 19-25, 1984), a week after Maqbool Butt was hanged in...
Chasm in the bonhomie
For long Iran and India have had warm friendly relations. However, the shift in Indian foreign policy is creating a wedge between the two...
The Fall of The Feudal’s?
What has become of the erstwhile Zaildar families who dominated the society till the 1950s? Have they reconciled with the loss of paisa, power...
Proud Kashmiri
It is a family that never sent any of its wards to any business schools, but in last 150 years, it has evolved a...
Masters In Uniform
The allegations that the army had resorted to taking Kashmiris on forced labour (Begaar) during the last two decades has opened the historical wounds...
10 controversies of ‘09
While Shopian dominated 2009, there were other controversies too that hogged the headlines. Haroon Mirani lists the top 10.
CHINESE VISA ROW
The year 2009 has...
