Stone Carvers of Kashmir Staring at Fraught Future
As one of the remaining traditional vocations of the valley, stone-carving is losing both its market and makers due to the shifting trends in the Kashmiri society today.
Dispatch from Dhaka: ‘We Want Our Friend’s Body Home’
Hours after a Kashmiri student was reported dead in Bangladesh, the demand of her body is only growing. Despite seeking MEA’s intervention, parents of Khushboo Manzoor from Bijbehara are facing the campus conditions.
‘Pambach’: Kashmir’s ‘Diminishing’ Water Delicacy
The onset of harvesting season of Kashmir’s famed ‘nadur’ is making growers in Srinagar’s Dal and Nigeen Lakes anguished over the fall of another lotus delicacy sprouting in the same period.
Smart City Project: Eventful Ghanta Ghar Park Dismantled
Historic Lal Chowk’s rallying park is a past now. The park which hosted many political and activist events post-abrogation of Article 370 has been dismantled by administration as part of the Smart City Project.
Boats and Banners: Inside Kashmir’s Unique Muharram March
As part of mourning ritual, Dal dwellers chant “Labbyk Ya Hussain” while taking out a rare boat procession to mark the events of the 9th Muharram in Kashmir.
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