Author Archives: Gyawun

My name is Amarpreet Kour Dutta , I am a Proud Kashmiri Sikh Girl

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I am 28 years old, and I was born in Kashmir, in a small village called Saidwani, District Budgam. My father hailed from same district from another village called Gohlar. We moved to Jammu in 1991 just for 2-3 months but suddenly the scenario there in Kashmir changed like anything so we decided to stay […]

“Tehri” the Spirit of Kashmiriyat by Saba M Nazki

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The “Yamberzal” like golden hues of the humble rice, cooked with a tinge of mustard oil, salt, aromatic turmeric and colours of fate will make a true Kashmiri automatically turn to the name “Tehri”. In the nostalgic markets of downtown, uptown colonies and far away mountains, “Tehri” is something that can be the epitome of […]

Meet This Kashmiri Who is Serving Wazwan in Traditonal Way Through Khyen Chyen

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Ask any Kashmiri, and it is clear that the culture is very focused on food. While its consumption is approached with much fanfare and relish, the production of food is treated with a high degree of respect. Recipes from traditional Kashmiri cuisine, referred to as Wazwan, is a closely guarded secret passed along in a […]

Meet Junaid Shahdhar – Man Who Wants to Bring Kashmiri Pashmina into the Global Luxury Market

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Gyawun talks to Phamb, a startup looking to bring Kashmiri pashmina into the global luxury market Tell us about yourself My name is Junaid Shahdhar. I am an MBA graduate from Kashmir University and have been in the family business since my undergraduate studies. This  year, I founded Phamb. Phamb is a pashmina fashion house which […]

Pashtosh.com – Taking Kashmiri Products Global

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Gyawun talks to Pashtosh, a startup that likens Kashmiri apparel and jewellery to wearable art. Tell us about yourself? I am Furqan Shawl founder of Pashtosh.com . I completed my education from Burn Hall and hold a bachelor of commerce degree in computer science from Hyderabad. I really wanted to take brand “Kashmir” to a new […]

This 23-year-Old Kashmiri Co-Founded a 8 Crore Business

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At 23 he has trained professionals in various corporates across India and worked with some of the best global companies. Yasir Zahoor Rather is a living inspiration! Yasir is an Engineer by Education, Digital Marketer by Profession, Speaker/Trainer by passion & Entrepreneur by Choice. He is the co-founder of one of the top sports Ecommerce […]

Kashmiri Childhood MEMOIR By Archana Dhar

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By Archana Dhar Thoughts are gushing in and every memory wants to come alive in a hurry, craving for singular attention. One memory leads to another and so on, culminating in an endless stream of images. Notwithstanding the importance of this memoir to others, I am sure most people who spent their early childhood in […]

Choosing between Career and Passion by This Young Kashmiri Writer – Ain Wani

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Meet Ain Wani, final year MBBS student from Rajbagh Srinagar. She has studied from Presentation Convent. She has participated in various writing competitions including the one held by The Greater Kashmir in which she awarded with cash reward. She has also worked with Kashmir Scan as a columnist. But the best part of her work […]

Meet this 21 Year Old Kashmiri Sketch Artist – Aqeel Ahsan Wani

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Aqeel is from Kupwara living  currently in Rawalpora in Srinagar and  pursuing civil engineering. He is a self taught artist who is proud to be born as a Kashmiri sketch artist. And guess from where does he gets requests to make skecthes? From Salman Khanz offical page, from Amir Khan, Hritik Roshan,Karan Kundra and Yuvika […]

Hijabsta : Kashmiri Pheran in new Avatar

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Meet Sanna Hijabsta Naq better known as Hijabsta. She is a Kashmiri-American fashion enthusiast and personal stylist. Here is what she has to say about Being a personal stylist, I love creating looks for people and being a fashion enthusiast my love and passion for our beautiful intricate Koshur khome grows even deeper. I believe […]