Pul Se Pul Tak: Rediscovering The City of Bridges
Broadcast journalist, Iqra Akhoon who produced a rare and well-received heritage web series focusing on the life and times around the historic bridges of Srinagar, jots...
Kashmir’s Autumn Beauty: Top 10 Unique Destinations
by Muhammad Nadeem
SRINAGAR: As the leaves turn golden and the chill sets in, the valleys and peaks of Kashmir transform into enchanted realms perfect...
Naranag: An Introduction
Apart from being the base camp for three vital treks, Naranag serves as one of the most important archaeological sites in Kashmir and has...
Travelling to Teetwal
Made famous by a Manto's short story and later literally living it for a long time, Teetwal in Tanghdar is a changed frontier now....
Harmukh: Tale of A Trek
On September 5, 2023, a team of mountaineers (Alpine Adventurers) climbed Harmukh Peak. Taous Zahoor Baba was part of the team and he wrote...
Tosamaidan: An Introduction
Within the enchanting expanse of Tosamaidan, a minimum of 8-10 days is a requisite to immerse oneself fully in the myriad landscapes it offers....
Kashmir’s Trekker Generation
Once planning and managing the mountain treks for foreigners, Kashmir is now home to a new generation that treks deep into Pir Panchal and...
Gulmarg: An Introduction
Setting legends aside, after British visitors discovered Gulmarg as a leisure spot in Kashmir during the late nineteenth century, it evolved into a year-round...
Doodhpathri: An Introduction
Having its charm of untamed, raw beauty, Doodpathri, a 2-hour drive from Srinagar, has pristine surroundings that create a sense of wilderness, adventure and...
Pahalgam: An Introduction
For centuries, Pahalgam has been attracting hoards of tourists, pilgrims and explorers. Famous for various Bollywood flicks, the Ashmuqam shrine, Amarnath cave and innumerable...
A Hajj of Many Firsts
For Jammu and Kashmir, the Hajj 2023 was a mix of many interesting firsts, reports Syed Shadab Ali Gillani
For Jammu and Kashmir, Hajj 2023...
Sher Bagh, Anantnag
Once upon a time, the garden was an address for peak summer bathing, swimming and prayers. Now, Sher Bagh is a place for a...
The Lease Row
Over the years, the successive governments skipped extending the lease of innumerable land parcels as a result of which hundreds of properties in hospitality...
The Life Romance
A set of photographs showing the Srinagar romance of a couple – an American pilot and a British hostess, has been in circulation for...
Srinagar 1868
An Assistant Surgeon in Her Majesty’s 36th Foot, John Frederick Foster (1839-1869) spent almost a quarter in 1868 summer in Kashmir, primarily for health...
