All posts tagged "Art"
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1.3KObituaryOde to Abba: A Kashmiri weaver’s devotional life
Of all things criminal in life, the criminality of withering relationships feels the worst. Drowning the voice, which mustn’t stay unheard, like...
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1.1KArt
The thud of shush—death of creativity in Kashmir
As Sumaira and Sikander were speaking of their finished but unbegun stories, it felt more like the ghost of their lost part...
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1.4KArt
Holding the fort—Kashmiri craftswomen’s art of resilience
An inside story of how Kashmiri women artisans are struggling to sustain the region’s crumbling craft industry. Zehra is making beautiful patterns...
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2.7KCulture
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...
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1.6KArt
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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1.1KNews
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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2.6KArt
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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3.5KAchievers
‘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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1.6KArt
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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2.7KArt
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...
