Takia has been confused by some Vloggers with the Sanskrit term “Veshram-Asthal”
View More Takia: Nothing spiritual about itAuthor: M. J. Aslam
The gate of the hundred sorrows: Part II | Opium and cannabis in old Kashmir
There is documented evidence that Charsis or Shodas existed in Kashmir in the Dogra period and there are many anecdotes related to their hilarious behaviours
View More The gate of the hundred sorrows: Part II | Opium and cannabis in old KashmirThe Gate of the Hundred Sorrows: Part I
In some parts of the British India like Peshawar and Sind, the opium-dens were called Chandu-Khanas
View More The Gate of the Hundred Sorrows: Part I“Aki Tsat Sume, Te Sas Gayi Kulih”: Idiom as history
The idiom has a real story behind it
View More “Aki Tsat Sume, Te Sas Gayi Kulih”: Idiom as historyWhat the word denotes in the language
Abusive behaviors are painful beyond measure for the people who face it.
View More What the word denotes in the languageLaren Sahab: He deserves commemoration
Lawrence was the people’s man fondly called “Laren Sahab” by the peasantry and urban people of the vale.
View More Laren Sahab: He deserves commemorationHA’RUD: Season’s Kashmiri flavour
One who acts in spring, does Gon’gul , reaps autumnal harvest, Krav
View More HA’RUD: Season’s Kashmiri flavourA Friend of Kashmir | John Thad Avery Jr: American Engineer-Contractor-Businessman
The contribution to educational and healthcare systems of pre-1947 Kashmir by Britishers under the patronage of Residency is well known. But, among many Britishers &…
View More A Friend of Kashmir | John Thad Avery Jr: American Engineer-Contractor-BusinessmanSon’th: [Part II] How Kashmiri language encapsulates spring
So’nth has found a mention in local folklores & poetry also. Some proverbs that relate to So’ nth are: So’nth Chu Tsali, Te Harud Chu…
View More Son’th: [Part II] How Kashmiri language encapsulates spring[Part I] Son’th: Bahar: The new beginning
Son’th is the first of the four seasons of a year in Kashmiri calendar, spreading over three months of Hamal, Soor & Jawza of Persian…
View More [Part I] Son’th: Bahar: The new beginning