In Baba’s Nagri
Every year thousands of Gujjars from all over the state congregate at Baba Nagri near Kangan for the annual Urs of Hazrat Baba Jee...
A knot of faith
Their firm belief that wishes are granted at shrines takes the form of a unique ritual. Devotees tie votives for whatever they wish and...
Passing the body on
A Muslim undertaker Muhammad Yaseen Dar performed the last rites for Pandits at Batamloo crematory for almost a decade. Dar died in 2008 and...
Those who stayed back
As New Delhi woos migrant Kashmiri Pandits back to Valley with financial packages, those who stayed back through turbulent years were almost ignored. MAJID...
Kashmir’s Grave World
Death doesn’t mean an end. There is an elaborate system of social stratification involving the burials that is an economy in itself. But space...
Ramadhan turnover
As prayers and penance take a priority in the holy month of fasting, the business too doesn’t take a backseat. As Ibrahim Wani reports...
