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5.0KCries, candies, celebrations: Inside Kashmir’s ceremonial tonsuring
The significance of the ritual is so profound that people can go from one part of Kashmir to another to have their...
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4.3KThe portrait of Kashmir’s floating legacy
How the quintessential Kashmiri hospitality became a hospice of history. At a striking spot in the iconic Dal Lake unruffled by tourist...
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5.4KIn Pictures: Ramzan vibes and varieties in Kashmir
“It doesn’t feel like Ramzan,” says Amir, looking at the street footfall and piles of unattended dates. “Something has changed.” Inside Srinagar’s...
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4.9KSufis, Strings and Saaznawaz
“Nowhere in the world or even Central Asia would one be able to locate the Sufiyana Mausiki in it actual form other...
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10.3KHow Haji’s home became a ‘hotspot of change’ in Gurez
Beyond the fascination for the verdant valley of Gurez, an attempt has been made by a native to make sightseers feel home....
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4.3KMeet Kashmir’s café companions who left engineering for eatery
Far from the maddening crowd, the two Kashmiri eatery owners are adding a distinct flavor to their menu. Before the twain met...
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3.9KThe-strange-face-in-the-mirror: Acidic agony in Kashmir
As court finally framed charges against the two accused persons involved in the recent acid attack on a young girl in Srinagar,...
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4.1KKashmir’s heritage house losing its silk route inmates
75 years after their forefathers became hostage of the blood-drawn partition lines, the progeny has been asked to vacate the erstwhile travellers’...
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4.2KWhen auto-drivers became ambulance-drivers for their bleeding brethren
The CCTV footage of Amira Kadal grenade blast clearly shows local auto-drivers lifting and ferrying injured persons to hospitals. Their prompt response...
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4.2KWhy machine is no match for this Kashmiri craft master
If the society changes its attitude of ‘looking down’ at the crafts that have come to Kashmir from Central Asia, Majeed assures...
