All posts tagged "Art"
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763ArtWhile the valley is buried under snow, amateur artists display trophy sculptures on social media
Come winter and people keep longing for snowfall. Like its dancing flakes of varying patterns, snowfall brightens the faces of people with...
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An art that came from Samarqand in the 15th century, struggles to survive in Kashmir
Kashmiri craftspersons say that it is a watershed moment for them, to either go further into debt or abandon the art altogether. ...
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War, art, and the artist: ‘You look around, and there is only violence as a muse’
Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth – Pablo Picasso. Art, and thus, an artist, born...
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Kashmiri couple in US make efforts to create museum in century-old stone church in Niagara Falls
The Gurus have assembled a collection of more than 15,000 books The museum would display 600 original paintings, etchings, drawings and artefacts...
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‘Kashmir is my name’: Turkish songwriter pays tribute to Kashmir, singer Della Miles lends vocals
At a time where everybody is struggling with the deadly corona virus spreading, Kashmir is dealing with the lockdown and the conflict, which...
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Storytellers’ ode to River Jhelum: Workshop aims to ‘enhance creativity through writing and photography’
Srinagar: A five-day visual storytelling workshop,‘Jhelum Fables’ is being held at picturesque Roots houseboat situated on river Jhelum in Srinagar. The workshop aims...
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8 songs by Kashmiri artists that reflect the cycle of life and death in Kashmir
While Habba Khatoon, a 16th-century Kashmiri Muslim poet and ascetic, lamented in the memory of her beloved, the current generation of Kashmiri...
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Meet the Kashmiri designer branding local art and culture as a global style statement
Taking Kashmiri art and culture to an international platform, a Kashmiri fashion designer has been producing quality native products against the fake...
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Dumped as a disabled domestic help, Saima on way to become an artist
After a Kashmiri family adopted her from Bangalore some two decades ago, she served as a domestic help in Kashmiri households. It...
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The life sketch of an unassuming artist
As a first feature of the three-part series on unassuming artists of Kashmir, Aamir Hamid’s acumen stays unsung in the larger artistic...
