Srinagar’s 11 Gardens Every Kashmir Tourist Must Visit
From Mughal terraces to tulip fields, Srinagar's ten gardens offer tourists centuries of beauty, history, and calm, writes Asrar Syeed
Kashmir has long been called...
Akad Park: An Introduction
by Wajeeha Hajirah
A serene Anantnag park blending chinar-lined greenery, a trout-breeding stream, and family-friendly facilities, all framed by nearby historical landmarks near Pahalgam
Along the...
Kashmir’s Flavour Trail
Afreen Ashraf’s guide to Kashmir's food culture, from royal wazwan feasts to street stalls, warm kahwa, and home-cooked traditions
Kashmir is remembered not only for...
Kashmir: Yatra Returns Bigger
A year after the Baisaran massacre, authorities readied a 57-day Yatra with tighter security, upgraded infrastructure and record pilgrim registrations, reports Babra Wani
A year...
Kashmir Houseboats: Drowning in Plain Sight
As tourist numbers surge across Kashmir, the very houseboats that made Dal Lake world-famous are slowly disappearing. Once symbols of the Valley’s romance and...
The Hajj That Was
From medieval sultans to wandering mystics, Kashmir's long relationship with the Hajj made it both a way-station for Makkah-bound Central Asian pilgrims and a...
Kashmir’s First Pilgrim
Abd al-Karīm ibn Khwāja ʿĀqibat Maḥmūd al-Kashmīrī was waiting in Delhi for a visa to Makkah when Nadir Shah's invasion of 1739 swept him...
Pahalgam Rebuilds Slowly
A year after militants killed 26 tourists in Baisaran Valley, Pahalgam's tourism economy struggles to recover amid fear, hate incidents, and heavy security presence,...
A Kashmiri’s Ride Through Fire
A Kashmiri moto-vlogger set out alone to circle the globe, only to find himself riding through a Middle East in flux. In Iran, as...
Loran: Kashmir’s Forgotten Gateway
A Poonch village that breathes Kashmiri culture carries within its ruins a fort that once stopped a world-conquering empire, reports Syed Shadab Ali Gillani,...
Kashmir’s Tourism Revival Hopes
After a tourist season in 2025 marred by violence, Kashmir is looking to stitch the sector back together and regain lost momentum. If the...
1860: A Kashmir Memoir
A Summer Ramble in the Himalayas blends travel, ethnography, and empire, depicting the Himalayas through beauty and domination. It reveals colonial attitudes toward nature,...
Pahalgam After The Massacre
Recovering after the April 2025 massacre, Pahalgam shows resilience through returning tourism, local struggles, and cautious yet hopeful revival, reports Umaima Reshi after spending...
Kashmir: Amarnath Yatra 2025
The 2025 Amarnath Yatra, planned for 38 days but cut short to 28 due to heavy rains, saw over four lakh pilgrims undertake the...
The Nedous Legacy
Once a colonial-era jewel and linked to Kashmir’s first political family, the iconic Nedous Hotel in Gulmarg now stands shut, caught in a fierce...
