The Cherry Tree

Our Heritage. Part 3 According to Kalhana, “Astrologer, doctor, councilor, teacher, Minister, purohit, ambassador, judge, clerk: none of them was without learning” (Rajtrangani, Book VI, Verse 13). Scholarship was liberally…

Kashmir: The land of streams & solitudes By P.Pirie Illustrations by H.R. Pierie Printer: WM. Brendon and Sons, Ltd Plymouth The River Road   Pandrinthan There are other roads in Kashmir; roads like…

In her early 20s, Ahra Syed, a pass-out from Mallinson Girls School, Srinagar, while pursuing law studies, is trying to make a mark in the education system of Kashmir Valley by setting up a business, which opens doors for the students of…

Our Heritage Part 2 Even Kalhana in his Rajatarangni emphazies the importance that people attached to learning. According to him, learning was one of the five things for which the Vally was reputed – he says, “learning, lofty…

In the Valley of Shadows By Abhay Narayan Sapru Date of Publication: 2011 Publisher: Wisdom Tree After forty minutes of climbing and just a hundred metres short of the ridgeline, they arrived at a small gully. A thin…

In the 2nd part of the interaction, Ravi Dhar talks about his first attempt at writing a novel, and the place calls Kashmir and its culture and influence on recent history. Excerpts from an interaction with Rajesh Prothi What kind of…

Aziz Bhai ( Late Manohar Prothi) had no enemies, perhaps no friends either but admirers he had, here, there & wherever he reached through the strong signals of Radio Kashmir.  He left us at 81, on 13th April, 2017. When I was…

Our Heritage The valley of Kashmir is a blessed valley because of its indescribable beauty – its lakes, rivers, rivulets, lush and rolling landscape, verdant hills and its backdrop of high snow-covered Himalayan ranges. “There is such a…

In the Valley of Shadows By Abhay Narayan Sapru Date of Publication: 2011 Publisher: Wisdom Tree A MASSIVE STORM was raging on the mountain. There was relentless rain and thunder, and forked lightning split the sky from end to end so…

An academician, a poet, a novelist, a critic, and a commentator, Ravi Dhar has many more hidden facets to talk about. Split over two parts, he spoke to us about his childhood, touched upon his life, and indulged in Kashmir.…