Monthly Archives: December 2016

Blog, Kashmiri Culture, Z

Here are the Things that also Happened in Kashmir in 2016 which You Probably Dont Know

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31
Dec

1. Burhaan Kinu, a Kashmiri photojournalist working with Hindustan Times was awarded the Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Award in the Photojournalism category. 2.  Zufa Iqbal won the prestigious Dr APJ Abdul Kalam IGNITE award for inventing ‘Namda Rolling Machine’. 3. Jumsheed Hussain a Kashmiri, Executive Director, Credit and Risk Management at Qatar Development Bank was awarded the […]

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Blog, Inspiring Kashmiris

Meet Jasia Iqbal Nowshahri: Kashmiri Artist Who is Clearing Misconceptions about Art

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Jasia iqbal nowshari
28
Dec

Tell us about yourself? When I was 8, I picked up on a very peculiar habit of sketching what I observed around me. The idea of being able to capture moments on paper always en-kindled joy within me. To begin with my story as you call it, my name is Jasia Iqbal Nowshahri. I’ve done […]

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Blog, Kashmir Travel Guide, Kashmiri Culture

These are the Must-Try Traditional Kashmiri Winter Foods

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28
Dec

“Kitchen is considered the heart of a home.”  If this statement is in any case not of a significance in the “fast-food” era prevailing over the world, the Koshur kitchen proves to be true to the quote. Kitchen is truly the heart of a Kashmiri home and how can it not be? It has food […]

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Blog, Inspiring Kashmiris, People

This Kashmiri Guy Released an Album in TELUGU & It’s Just Awesome

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26
Dec

 Meet Faisal Gul  from Srinagar who is working in ONGC as an Executive Engineer in south India. He says  he is a big time music lover and a part time singer, recently one his  albums got released on YouTube. His song has grossed more than 58K views in two weeks.  The best part is that the […]

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Kashmir Travel Stories, Blog

This Lady from Mumbai visited Kashmir alone and what she experienced was something absolutely beautiful

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19
Dec

My name is Bela Desai. I am from Mumbai. It was 10th June 2016 and my birthday. I gifted it to me…from me…an air ticket from Mumbai to Srinagar in coming December. I decided to travel all alone. Though I have two members in my family who belong to army background and it was against […]

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Blog, Kashmir Travel Guide

This Game of Thrones Themed Cafe on Banks Of Dal Lake is a Must Visit

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18
Dec

Tell us something about yourself I am Kamran Nisar, a 26 year old Game of Thrones loyalist. Ummar is a 29 year old Coffee-connoisseur. As a duo, we are the people behind the inception of Winterfell Cafe. Why the theme Game of Thrones? Game of Thrones, a popular television series from the house of HBO […]

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Blog, Kashmiri Culture

This New Year’s Go GREEN with Kashmiri Tilla work

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12
Dec

By Simer Kaur Sethi The New Year’s is here guys, how can we not dress up in our pretty traditional suits, sarees or lehengas. So, I chose this classic Kashmiri tilla work suit. Suit This Kashmiri traditional tilla work suit has an intricate embroidery which is handcrafted by Kashmiri artisans. Dupatta This maroon dupatta is […]

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