Here you will find all related to Kashmiri dressing, music, folk dances, art and lifestyle of Kashmiri people
What is Tilla embroidery? Tilla Embroidery is one of the most celebrated Kashmiri handicrafts. It is done on women’s garments to give a royal look. It is done with help of silver or gold threads. Tilla designs are done on the lower neck, cuffs, and lower border of the garment Earlier tilla work was done […]
Last autumn when Paras and Sonam visited Kashmir, on last day after visiting all tourist places some locals recommended them to visit Naseem Bagh area. As they reached Naseem Bagh they felt like they were transported to some other world, world made of hues of yellow and orange all over. They then and their decided […]
Ingredients: Lal Mirchi Powder 1 kg Chopped Shallot Wild Onion( Pa’raan in Kashmiri) Species mixed ( Badi illachi, aBdyaan, Cloves etc all chopped) Oil Garlic 1.5 kg It depends on u how much want to make. Preparation: First clean the garlic and dry for a day. Next day chop garlic to make a paste and […]
This is when Atif Aslam sang a Kashmiri song.
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.
Sahibo Cover Rauhan Malik and Hujat Kirmani
Here is a snippet of Vibha Saraf singing at Hari Parbat fort in Srinagar. The video was shot on early morning of 24 July 2017.
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 […]
Who hasn’t heard about the grandeur of the Kashmiri cuisine! It is claiming a lot of international attention as well. So today at Gyawun, we’ll tell you why eating ‘Wazwan’ is an unforgettable experience! Here are 8 things that it teaches you: 1. Togetherness: People of Kashmir gather together in large numbers for the Wazwan […]
British-Kashmiri blogger, Sumaya Teli shares how, as a newlywed, her husband surprised her with his kehwa making knowledge. Perfect for Ramadan and beyond! Find more from Sumaya at mamanushka.com The first time my husband and I hosted a dinner party for guests as a newly married couple he surprised us all – including me. He would, […]
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Picture taken in 1975. In this picture driver and conductor of a Mercedes-Benz bus of Regional Engineering College #Kashmir are seen pre heating the engine. The nights were so cold that time that the oil froze in the engines. This scene was typical in the colder months. View of flotilla at Zero Bridge, Srinagar back then […]
By Ain Wani We Kashmiris have a very old tradition that we religiously follow which is called ‘Mubarkas gasun’ (Going to each other’s household to congratulate one another on auspicious occasions). We celebrate almost anything and everything ! Be it the children passing Matriculation examination (Which is considered a huge landmark in one’s life and […]
Article by Ain Wani We Kashmiris have a huge appetite, not just for food, also for love. Here are 8 exclusively Kaeshir ways of expressing love: ‘The Kaeshir Maazrat’ and ‘Khaetir’ (The Kashmiri Hospitality) has always been praised and talked about. We measure our love in terms of our abilities to feed people. When you’re […]
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We asked our audience that are women in Kashmir treated differently than men. Everyone agreed that women are treated differently, while most agreed that they are treated badly as compared to men, few believed actually women are treated better than men in Kashmir. Here are few responses we had got. Shazia Wani It’s not about Kashmir […]
Article by Manan Mushtaq Hakak Being born in Kashmir and asked to count best childhood memories may make you melancholic for a while because things like firing, curfew and crackdown strikes your mind but admist all this grimness and horror there used to be some best moments too which we still cherish and possess as our […]
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 […]
“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 […]
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 […]
Gyawun presents in association with Penn Museum, a snippet of how Kashmir was in 1955. Video shows kinds of handicrafts made and social culture of Kashmiri people during that period.
