Our Heritage. Part 3   According to Kalhana, “Astrologer, doctor, councilor, teacher, Minister, purohit, ambassador, judge, clerk: none of them […]

Our Heritage Part 2   Even Kalhana in his Rajatarangni emphazies the importance that people attached to learning. According to […]

Our Heritage The valley of Kashmir is a blessed valley because of its indescribable beauty – its lakes, rivers, rivulets, […]

Conclusion   Mahjoor’s essential contribution lies in a affecting an obvious departure from the planintive and melancholic philosophy of mystics […]

Nationalism in Mahjoor   A third factor was Mahjoor’s unshakable faith in the past. Nationalism is essentially a group memory […]

Nationalism in Mahjoor In order to trace nationalistic trends in Mahjoor, it is important at the outset to list briefly […]

On Revolution   Poetry has always proved a great source for inspiring revolutions in the history of nations Mahjoor also […]

A Secularist Two important and mentionable factors that shaped and moulded Mahjoor’s secular ideas were, firstly, Kashmir’s old age tradition […]

  On God Her Mahjoor’s main contribution lies in his deliberate avoidance of mystic fancies. The Absolute Powerful Lord or […]

On Religion To the established rule of ‘Man being the product of his time’ Mahjoor proved a starting exception. He […]

On Human Nature To Mahjoor, men are much more different than they are alike. The diversities among human beings, divergences […]

Whether Mahjoor’s ideas qualify to be termed as ‘political’ ? The criticism that I had elevated the poet to philosophical […]

Orthodox Sufi & Rishi Activities The ramifications of the orthodox mind assumed diverse forms. They were reflected in efforts to […]

  Sufism reached Kashmir after it had entered the last and most important phases of its history-the organisation of Khanqahs […]

Normally, December month is quite chilly in Srinagar, but this time it seems that the bug of global warming has […]

No matter how advanced we Kashmiri may be, but at the end of the day –we ‘the Kashmiris’. We may […]

Situated just 10 kilometres from heart of the city Lal chowk, Hazratbal marks its own identity. This is the most […]

By Prof. Dr. Token D. Sumai Part 4 The historical value of this very important information provided by Hiuen Tsiang […]

By Prof. Dr. Token D. Sumai Part 3 According to the Buddhist traditions, Kanishka, the Kushan Emperor, held his Buddhist […]

By Prof. Dr. Tokan D. Sumai Part 2 “And a Bodhisattva lived in this country as the sole lord of the […]

By Prof. Dr. Tokan D. Sumai Part 1 Kashmir’s history and culture goes back to a very ancient period and […]

The traditional outfit for both males and females in Kashmir is the Phiran and poots. The phiran and poots consist […]

Shahtoosh or toosh shawls unrivalled for their lightness, warmth and softness are made from the hair of the wild antelope […]

Art from the Valley of Kashmir has it own uniqueness and a special place in the culture of the Valley. […]

There are so many references in Rig-Veda and the Nilamat Puraná about Kashmiri’s being meat-eaters.  Much before the references which […]

The now famous Carpet industry of Kashmir owes its origin to Persia. The historial figure responsible for this revenue generation […]

Author: Nila Muni Date: 6 to 8 century A.D. Nilamat Purana is mentioned by Kalhana as one of the sources […]

Sociolinguistic Research Very limited sociolinguistic work has been conducted in Kashmiri thus far. To begin with, Grierson (1911) and Kachru […]

Linguistic studies of Kashmir, comprising of grammars, grammatical studies, lexicography, phonology, etc., began in the middle of the 19th century. […]

An insight into the Kashmiri Muslim wedding ceremony Weddings in Kashmir have always been elaborate affairs. They are occasions to […]

Till 14th Century the pilgrimage to Sardah and Gangbal Lake was performed concurrently on 8th Tith of Badhirpath (Ganga Ashtami) […]

Part 1 Sharada Peeth, the seat of learning, in undivided Kashmir has sharply come under focus for the past few […]

During the first quarter of the 19th Century, the imports of shawl-wool varied between 1.5  lakh lbs to 3 lakh […]

Part One By Prof Abdul Hamid Malik The world famous Shawl Industry was founded towards the close of the fourteenth […]

By Prof. Abdul Hamid Malik Some writers believe that the textile industry existed in Kashmir in the early Neolithic age, […]

The Quintessential Face of Kashmir Tourism Walking down the boulevard was always sheer pleasure not to talk about the experience […]

The Kashmiris contributed voluminously to the Sanskrit literature in India.  Not only in the field of poetics where the  Kashmirian […]

Character Building in Kashmir By C.E. Tyndale Biscoe Foreword by Sir Robert Baden Powell Published in 1920 by Church Missionary […]

By Dr S.G. Nabi Over and above its natural scenic beauty, the Valley of Kashmir is well known to the […]

In kashmir, the earlier Brahmi alphabet was replaced by its descendant, the Sharada, also called Kashmiri or Koshur, around 9th […]

Despite many options available, Kangri or Kangar in Kashmir still endures its way into the culture and use. Walter R. […]

When we talk about Kashmir art, what comes to mind is delicate handwork, embroidery, wood carving and designing. One such […]

The story goes like this…Once upon a time, in the Valley of Kashmir lived a huge population of Kashmiris, the […]

There is always a story or trail of history behind everything, almost everything. So what is the story behind the […]

Newspapers after 1947 After 1947, a number of newspapers emerged. They included Hamdard, edited by late Ghulam Rasool Arif, Daily Aftab, edited […]

Journalism or better known as Media has come a long way today after the earliest known journalistic effort, Acta Diurna […]

Probably one of the 1st States to introduce postage stamps in the sub-continent As name is to an individual, so […]

Despite modern eating dishes, ranging from bonechina to glass, taking over Kashmiri market, copper wares continue to thrive in the […]

Besides the majestic mountains, lakes, meadows and the shimmering waters, the Vale of Kashmir is also known for its art […]