Article by Ain Wani, Cover Photo by Isam Wani Courage Mothers of Kashmir have seen and endured a big deal of bloodshed around them. There are thousands of women who’ve lost their children to the struggle of freedom and they’re living with it with immense strength and courage. To live with the pain of having […]
This live session took place on Gyawun Instagram @gyawuninsta on 25 July 2017 at Chashmashai, Srinagar.
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Tell us about yourself? My name is Hoorunisa. I am 17 and I live in the summer capital Srinagar. Though I was born and raised in another small town known as “Sopore” in Kashmir where I lived for 11 years, I later shifted to Srinagar. Tell us about your artistic side? My mother is my […]
Interview by Ufaq Fatima Tell us about yourself? My name is Nadiya Mushtaq Mir from Kralpora Budgam. I am a Calligrapher. I did my schooling from Tiny Harts School in Srinagar. After graduating in humanities, I did my Masters in Economics from the University of Kashmir. In addition to this, I have done diploma in […]
Interview by Sidra Nazir Tell us about yourself and Rivero I am Hanan Shafi, co-founder of Rivero. I am currently pursuing B.Tech in Electronics and Communication engineering at NIT Srinagar. I am an alumni of St. Joseph’s Hr. Sec. School, Baramulla. Besides this, I gave some guest lectures on JEE Physics and Mathematics at Kashmir […]
Gyawun talks to Atifa Nazir Ahanger, a young entrepreneur whose passion, hard work and grit has led her to start the Rack Closet—an online clothing business that caters not only to Kashmir but rest of India as well . Here, she talks to us about herself, her motivation and her journey to get the Rack Closet off […]
Interview by Insha Mir Tell us about yourself and Moozins? I am Mohsin Malik from Srinagar. After completing Bachelors in Information Technology, I worked for IBM in New Delhi for eight years. The urge to do something of my own and family compulsion made me to return back to Kashmir. I had a great passion […]
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 […]
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 […]
Interview done by Hammad Mufti Tell us about yourself I am Asim Hamid, 20 years old from Srinagar. Professionally I am a digital artist and visual communication designer. I am a Hafizul Qur’an, a passionate poetic nasheed singer and a lover and learner of languages and philosophy. I work as an independent/collaborative designer and also […]
By Hirra Azmat In a jam-packed classroom of eighth graders, the bespectacled science teacher meticulously explains the working of a human eye. Via a diagram, he explains how light falls on the rods and cons of retina, gets converted into electric signals that are passed on to the brain. In the midst of this explanation, […]
Interview done by Ufaq Fatima from Gyawun Tell us about yourself My Maiden name is Gunmeet Kaur. I belong to Delhi. I come from a typical Sikh family. Completed my education from Delhi itself. I am an architect by profession and did my town planning from School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi. I used to […]
They said Kashmir was not safe. They said people pelt stones on you. They said curfew and clashes were the order of the day. I am glad, I paid a deaf ear and went ahead with my plans to visit Kashmir. So here is an account of memories I made in Kashmir….. The trees smile […]
Interview done by Sidra Nazir from Gyawun Tell us about yourself. I am Irfana. I did my schooling from New Era Public School, +2 from Mallinson Girls Higher Secondary school and Graduated from Govt College for Women MA Road. I always find happiness in creative and artistic endeavours. Cooking, embroidery and painting have been my […]
