DEVI SHIVA BHAGWATI Acrylic on Canvas, 24in x 36in Kashmir, often called the “Heaven on Earth” for its mesmerizing physical beauty is renown as the ‘abode of gods’ for its contribution in the realm of spirituality. Kashmir is the abode of...
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...
Kashmir’s history, as per its illustrious historian son, Pt Kalhan, can be traced well into the Mahabharata times. Kalhan, in his epic Rajtarangini has mentioned that King Gonanda I ruled Kashmir (3238-3188 BCE?); he was related to King Jarasandha...
Zaina Kadal, J&KHi, I'm Suhul, based out in Serbia these days, I am from Zaina Kadal, Kashmir. I have several memories of Kashmir in the form of stories that my parents have shared with me.