All posts tagged "Art"
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2.0KCultureHonorifics 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...
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968Art
A revival in Kashmir’s ‘theatre of absurd’
As part of Kashmir’s syncretic culture, an obsolete show is springing back due to a showman’s resilient act. A veteran’s Balpora Budgam...
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655News
Museum set by Kashmiri couple in US city to display Valley’s art, culture and history
To highlight the diversity, history and peaceful traditions of Kashmir, a Kashmiri couple based in Western New York is to display Kashmiri...
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2.0KArt
Sufis, 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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2.9KAchievers
‘My people didn’t recognise my talent’: In conversation with Qaiser Nizami
His possible big break in the global musical award show—where icons and cults annually lock horns over the gold—might be on the...
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1.3KArt
UNESCO lists Srinagar as ‘creative city’ for crafts and folk arts
Srinagar: In a major recognition of the crafts and arts of Jammu and Kashmir Srinagar City has been chosen under the UNESCO...
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2.3KArt
The Genius of Akhter Rasool
A maverick Kashmiri designer’s sudden demise due to a cardiac arrest on Sunday (October 10, 2021) created tearful tributes and left a...
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2.2KIn Depth
‘Where are we supposed to go’: Street vendors fear losing livelihood as Admin paints the city ‘smart’
In his late 50s, Zahoor Ahmed, a street vendor from Lawaypora left his home early morning in a goods carrier. This has...
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2.7KArt
‘Did he deserve this?’: Kashmiri artist jailed after painting mural for Palestine returns home
Mudasir had never anticipated that his art would lead him to spending nights behind bars. “Did my artist son deserve to be...
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3.2KArt
Kashmir’s other ‘Kral Koor’ caught in craft crisis
Beyond the social media optics and cult building, the chronicle of Kashmir’s real life ‘clay girl’ is cast in clan crumble and...
