A Neglected Yousmarg
Despite being one of the major tourist attractions, Yousmarg lacks even basic amenities. The electricity and water supply is erratic. There are no bins...
Voices of Despair
Pahalgam was apparently crowded because of the pilgrims in July but Umar Khurshid moved away from the road to talk to the stakeholders in...
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...
Drowning ‘Dreams’
With government ban in force on the making of new houseboats, a gradual decline in manual workforce associated with the craft has been noticed....
Female Hikers
Boys have all the fun everywhere, especially in conservative societies. A group is trying to help girls to go on mountain camping and expeditions...
Pari Mahal: An Introduction
Seen as the abode of fairies, the terraced Pari Mahal overlooking the Dal Lake from the Zabarwan Hills in Srinagar is a historic seventeenth-century...
Thailand: Sea, Sand and Sunshine
By: Shams Irfan
As the airbus began to descend towards Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi airport, a mélange of hues: green, neon, grey, blue and red, started to...
12 Road Trip Hacks Every Family Needs
Road trips can either be extremely fun, or extremely exhausting. It all depends on how well you’ve planned for the trip, and how good...
Feeding tourists
Catering is the spirit that sustains tourism. Most of the Indian tourists who make the record numbers visiting Kashmir now are vegetarians, but that...
Distorting Srinagar?
As Srinagar is inching towards becoming a Smart City with emphasis on heritage and tourism, a revised Master Plan has drawn a sketch of...
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...
Grounded On Water
The abrupt August 4, order asking tourists and pilgrims to leave Kashmir marked the end of a busy tourist season. Shams Irfan met the...
Gulmarg’s Ski Drought
Though modest post-Chilai Kalan snowfall has hidden the brown bare slopes in Gulmarg, Kashmir’s famous winter sports destination witnessed a 70 per cent drop...
A silent sell out
A deal giving Centaur hotel to a private company for 30 years was struck when Kashmir was under curfew as a seemingly helpless state...
Walls Do Speak
A group of artists joined hands to restore abandoned structures in tourist hot-spots across Kashmir. But that is not all they intend to do....
