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‘Chinar Tales’ by Rubina Sushil
"Chinar Tales" by Rubina Sushil is a collection of short stories set in the beautiful region of Kashmir. The book contains six stories that explore the lives of ordinary people living in Kashmir and their experiences. While writing these…
Zun Khats Isot Hish | A Poem | Dina Nath Nadim
Zun Khats Isot his (Moon rose like a round bread)
One day the moon rose like a round bread,
from behind the mountains
Dressed in rags with unknotted threads,
Revealing sad, dark, stains on every part of her silver-white body,
And…
Snowmen | Agha Shahid Ali
My ancestor, a man of Himalayan snow,
came to Kashmir from Samarkand,
carrying a bag of whale bones:
heirlooms from sea funerals.
His skeleton carved from glaciers, his breath arctic,
he froze women in his embrace.
His…
Kashmir: The Land of Streams & Solitudes | by P. Pirie | Part 3
Kashmir: The land of streams & solitudes
By P.Pirie
Illustrations by H.R. Pierie
Printer: WM. Brendon and Sons, Ltd Plymouth
Up the river
From the desolation of Pandrinthan, its hoary temple, and…
Wantahai veis Bewaafaayee Shavaye Dildaar Chha | Mehjoor | 68th Death Anniversary
O friend, should one, as beautiful as the moon,
Delight in breaking hearts by playing false in love ?
He plunged into my heart his pointed dart,
Showing no more pity than a swordsman in war.
He shot me from afar, but how could I…
Kashmir: The Land of Streams & Solitudes | by P. Pirie | Part 2
Kashmir: The land of streams & solitudes
By P.Pirie
Illustrations by H.R. Pierie
Printer: WM. Brendon and Sons, Ltd Plymouth
The River Road
The date of the founding of the city, which once rose here, is lost in the mist…
Kashmir: The Land of Streams & Solitudes | by P. Pirie
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…
From the book | In the Valley of Shadows | Abhay Narayan Sapru | Part 2
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…
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From the book | In the Valley of Shadows | Abhay Narayan Sapru | Part 1
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…
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From the book | The Man & the Mountain | Imtiyaz Khan | Part 2
The Man & the Mountain
By Imtiyaz Khan
Date of Publication : 2016
Publisher : Notion Press
It was unfortunately abnormally hot that day and the sun was now shining brightly and directly on us, without any shade of trees. This made…