Category Archives: Kashmiri Culture

Here you will find all related to Kashmiri dressing, music, folk dances, art and lifestyle of Kashmiri people

Here Are Some Charming, Vintage Photos of Kashmir From The 1970s

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 […]

8 Goodies Kashmiris Gift Each Other On Special Occasions

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 […]

8 Exclusively Kashmiri Ways of Expressing Love

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 […]

Are Women in Kashmir Treated Differently than Men? Here is the Answer

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 […]

Here are Some Childhood Memories Of Growing Up in 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 […]

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

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 […]

These are the Must-Try Traditional Kashmiri Winter Foods

“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 […]

This New Year’s Go GREEN with Kashmiri Tilla work

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 […]

This is How Kashmiri Handcrafted Work Looks on Celebrities

From Desi to international celebs lets see how Kashmir fabric and embroidery looks on them. Angelina Jolie wrapped around in a Kashmiri Pashmina shawl Buy Kashmiri Pashmina Shawl and stole online. Rachel Weisz wearing a Pashmina with hand embroidered border Buy Kashmiri Pherans Online on Gyawun Shop here Anushka Sharma in Manish Malhotra Signature look […]

10 Pie-Charts That Perfectly Sum Up Kashmiri Weddings

Here are some things which happen before, in and after Kashmiri weddings. When someone says I dint not eat anything When the invitation card clearly mentions lunch will be served at 2PM Why people want you to marry When someone has a grand wedding When someone has a simple wedding In a Kashmiri wedding When […]

Making of Kashmiri Pashmina Shawls

Combing the  Changthangi or Kashmir Pashmina The Pashmina is harvested during spring season, when animal naturally shed their under coat. On the basis of weather conditions and season, the goat starts moulting over a period from mid March to late May. It is done manually by combing Sorting or De- Hairing Sorting/ dehairing means separation […]

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

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

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 […]