All posts tagged "Lal Ded"
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222LanguageIs the legacy of Kashmiri poets diminishing, or are we losing the readers?
Kashmir has a long and rich tradition of poetry. From Lal Ded and Sheikh-ul-Alam to Habba Khatoon, Mahjoor, Rasool Mir and, in...
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1.5KLanguageFrom Hunder to Kunair: Vanishing old-Kashmiri words preserved in Sheikh ul Alam’s verses
Among the great voices of Kashmiri spiritual literature, Sheikh Nooruddin Noorani, revered as Sheikh ul Alam, the patron saint of Kashmir, stands...
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2.0KLanguageZaal, 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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4.5KLiteratureAn ode to love and landscape
This article explores the lives and works of some of the most well-known Kashmiri poets, their deep connection with the region, and...
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6.4KCulture
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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8.8KCultureOf 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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4.7KArt‘Social Media has eliminated gap between literary mafia and public’: In conversation with Rumuz-E-Bekhudi
Reading something unusual, at times, may seem unreal—we think how did they let this pass the radar—because we are all so accustomed to...
