Thriving on Dal
From traditional items like Kashmiri shawls, saffron, walnut and paper machie to a simple cup of tea, dozens of mobile shikara shops rowing on the Dal Lake offer the tourists a complete package to...
The Dying Art
Baked-clay utensils were once an inherent part of our kitchens. With the advent of modern technology, metal has replaced clay. As low returns force the people associated with this trade to look for greener...
A Lost Kashmiriyat
By Irfan Bashir
All of my family members are sitting in a Hamaam enjoying the mild warmth of the stones. Someone is pouring noon chai from a samawaar in a traditional cup – a round...
Generation Disconnected
May 2013
Youth in Srinagar city are fast
losing connection to the past.
Knowledge of people, places
and structures of historic importance are fast declining
among the new generation,
which has witnessed a war like
situation. It has taken a toll...
Fire pot turning cold
December 2012
By Kainaat Mushtaq
Modern heaters are cooling the appeal of a traditional heating pot used for centuries in Indian Kashmir to ward off the cold, but they're also making the harsh winter safer for...
