Language
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1.8KZaal, Marg, Sum, Trag: Old Kashmiri words living in Vakhs of Lal Ded
Lal Ded, the fourteenth-century mystic-poet of Kashmir, known variously as Lalleshwari, Lal Arifa, and Lal Ded, composed her vakhs in a language...
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1.7KQuran in Kashmiri and beyond: A journey of faith through local languages
For centuries, Muslims in Jammu and Kashmir have recited the Quran in classical Arabic. But understanding every Verse of the divine text...
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2.0KWhen a language loses its landscape: Handur and shin mani in Kashmiri language
Ask a young person in the Valley today what the Kashmiri word for “glacier” is, and you will likely get a puzzled...
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2.4KBeneath Sanskrit and Persian: Tracing the forgotten Dardic kinship between Shina and Kashmiri
While the precise origin of the Kashmiri language remains unclear, it is an indisputable and evident fact that, over the centuries, Kashmiri...
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2.6KThe linguistic world of Gurezi Shina and its strong Kashmiri influence
In Gurez, language does not announce itself as a marker of identity; it simply exists, woven into daily life. Shina is spoken...
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1.4KWhy writing still matters in a distracted world
Joan Didion said, “The craft of writing is the art of thinking.” Simple. True. And more important now than ever. We live...
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1.8KReview: Loal Kashmir—Love and longing in a torn land
Written By Mehak Jamal Published by Harper Collins Priced at ₹ 599.00 This book is a collection of heartfelt stories about love—between...
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1.9KHow Kashmiri oral tradition finds an emancipator in Hatim Tilwoeyn
At the core of Kashmir’s heritage is its oral tradition, a time-honoured practice in which stories, tales, and ballads were handed down...
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4.2K‘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...
