Ufaq Fatima, Srinagar According to a research done on the diet of Kashmiri women it has been studied that they have much better nutritional profile compared to Indian women. Figures revealed that the overall percentage of women with body mass index (BMI) below 18.5kg/m2 was 10.9% which is much better than Indian percentage of 35.8. This research […]
Monthly Archives: June 2017
Snower Sania Vasudev is a Kashmiri Pandit who is an International celebrity stylist, independent designer and a motivational speaker. She has been styling for celebrities like Shahid Afridi, Varun Dhawan, Alia Bhat, Manisha Koirala, Kunal Khemu, Rajiv Khandewal, Shreyas Talpade and many more. She is an alumnus of the Milan Marrangoni School of Fashion. She was recently […]
Tell us about yourself? My name is Aabha Hanjura. I am from Srinagar. I was born in Kashmir but raised in Jammu. My father served as served as SSP, Srinagar in the department of Post before we moved to Bangalore. I studied in Army School Ratnuchak and St Peters in Jammu and then perused my […]
Tell us about yourself? My name is Abdul Wahab. I am from Srinagar. I did my schooling from Burn Hall School, Srinagar and have done my MBA from The Business School of Kashmir University (KU). I always postulated of doing things on my own and thus gave up on my first ever offer from Maruti […]
Interview done by Sidra Nazir from Gyawun Tell us about yourself My name is Sama Bég. I am from Anantnag, Kashmir. I was raised in the Middle East and then moved to the US on a scholarship for my graduation. I have a Master’s degree in Health Administration from US and previously managed two Assisted […]
On 24th May afternoon when Diya Umar, Makeup pro, owner of De yoU makeover (Read about her here ) was working in her studio, she got a call from an unknown number. Truecaller displayed the name as Cyber Crime Center She answered the call, the male voice from other end told her that he is […]
Makeup artists have seen a sudden boom in Kashmir. However, one such artist has not limited herself to just being a makeup artist. Diya Umer, an Entrepreneur and Kashmir’s first Airbrush makeup Artist, recently started her own studio in Kashmir. The studio is not limited to serving brides only but caters to her brigade as […]
Interview by Sidra Nazir From Gyawun Located on the Baramulla-Handwara highway is a glittering Auto Engineering startup which catches eyes of every passerby. “Vecmania Auto Engineering” first of its kind in Kashmir. Tell us about Vecmania Vecmania (Vec- vehicles, and Mania-obsession) Auto Engineering is a building brand in Kashmir for petrol heads offering custom modification […]
Just recently saw an “Ambitchous”(striving to be more bitchy than average) Major on Indian media with knowledge limited to Youniverse (knowledge about oneself only, also such a person is called “GUPAN” in Kashmiri) on a programme asking why Kashmiris have red cheeks and why they look healthy and beautiful. In that nonversation (completely worthless conversation) he went […]
‘Tamanna’ is a song based on the poetry of three legendary poets ‘Mehjoor’, ‘Mirza Ghalib’ and ‘Ameeri Khusrow’. This song defines some of the stages of ‘Sufis’ where they try to come out of this world and stop desiring for the materialistic world. The only thing they desire is the love of their beloved. Meaning […]
Tell us about yourself Lauren Stewart is a freelance photographer and writer from the United States with extensive international travel experience. She has traveled to over 15 countries and has lived in China, Nepal, India, and Thailand. She writes articles for both national and international publications. Her work focuses on travel, culture, and the daily […]