Culture
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1.1K‘Lalwun naar’: The mood and music of Rasul Mir’s poetry
Mir is faithful to the title of “leader of descriptive writers” bestowed on him by Rahman Rahi. Dr Shiban K Kachru’s translation...
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In Photos: A Field Day in Kashmir
As women nourish their families and community members in open fields, the event comes alive with heartwarming farming moments. A man in...
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Reconstructing Lalla: Beyond miracle and mysticism
A tapasvin into the world came I, A Bodha illuminated my path to Self. Lal Ded, also known as Lalleswari Devi or...
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In Photos: Faith, Festivity, Farewell in Kashmir
Srinagar: Kashmiri Muslims thronged markets for preparations ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr in Srinagar’s Goni Khan Market on Friday. People were seen buying bread,...
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‘Aye Mahi Ramazan, Alvida’: Farewell in Kashmir’s faithful bazar
On the occasion of Jumatul Vida, the mood inside Dargah Hazratbal remains a mix of joy and sorrow. As the shimmering sanctum...
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Photo walk in Srinagar—the city of moorings and metaphors
Amid urban myths and legends, Srinagar has stayed snappers’ picture perfect owing its heritage and history. Jhelum’s Ghat No. 9 is a...
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Cringe not creativity: Are Kashmiri social-media influencers normalising misogyny?
The image of a Kashmiri woman is being trivialized in reels, videos, skits in the name of creative freedom. Sehrish Hayat couldn’t...
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Of Vakhs and Shruks: The gnostic exchange between two Kashmiri mystics
“If Lal Ded roasts our hearts on the fire of love, then Nund Reshi does nothing less than move a mountain.” Lal...
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Honorifics in retrospect—why western branding is bad for Kashmiri literature
From Rasool Mir, being dubbed as ‘The John Keats’ of Kashmir, to Mehjoor as ‘The Wordsworth’ and Abdul Ahad Azad as ‘The...
