In Kashmir, we have a saying, at times attributed to the great poet Mahjoor (1887-1952), in the form of a lament of a sheep, that loosely translates as,” Only the faces of my butchers have changed – tools of oppression remain the same,”! I was...
Hari Parbat has, for the past 5000 odd years, been an object of veneration for people living in Kashmir. It is a physical embodiment of the victory over demonic forces.
Dear Esteemed Community Members,
No matter where we live, festivals help us in being connected to our home towns or the places which we call our home. But still several of us are not able to make up to our homes during festivals because of our...
Ritch Dyed (ऋच दैद): Lalla reborn 24in x 30in, Oil and Acrylic on canvas Kashmir has been called ‘Resh Vaer’ (garden of Rishis) because, for millennia, saints, savants, scholars, philosophers, and seers have bloomed in this blessed...