Ghulam Nabi Azad made a statement a few days back justifying the number of rapes committed by “security forces” in Kashmir. I was too angry to write. I read something from GK today that somehow vents out some of that anger that I feel.. so I quote it for you to read and think: Rapes:…
Category: Kashmiri life
1st August 2007
1st August — and we have a count down starting for the independence day celebrations. A mushroom growth of military on all roads. Frisking and checking at every other nook and corner starts. The military has maintained its ugly presence in Kashmir for all these 19 years, and we are so used to it that…
Cinema in Kashmir
I got this in an email. An eye opener:
Passenger Shed.
The picture is enough. And i promise not to say another word.
Khandar – The Kashmiri Wedding – part 2
One of the readers pointed out that the Kashmiri wedding is a lot more than just food, and I certainly agree. Actually the food is just a part of it – an interesting set of courses that interest the five senses in different forms. But the fact remains that in Kashmir weddings are an elaborate…
Has God forsaken us?
[Wrote this article in 2005. It was published in GK) Death, Pain, Misery – you name it and we have it! Depression and hopelessness fills the atmosphere. Lawlessness and disorder is the norm. Psychological trauma, physical abuse, moral decay is what meets the eyes (for those who bother to keep them open). The happiness that…
KASHMIR – education at its best!
[some time back in 2005 this article I wrote was published in GK. And I look through my stuff and I stumble upon it.. and so here it is.. just in case you’d want to read through…] Take a walk around the city – early morning students rushing for tuitions. Later, you will come across…
Khandar – The Kashmiri Wedding
Kashmiri weddings are elaborate affairs… from the match making process to the actual ‘function’ which lasts for many days. There are rituals lasting for days… there is singing and the tumbakhnaer….And of course there is food food and food. I see these pics and I can actually smell the wazwan.. ummm… the ‘masala’ – the…
The largest fresh water lake…
Wular Lake is the largest freshwater lake in India and lies in the Kashmir Valley, 40 km northwest of Srinagar City in the Northwest of India. With a size of 189 sq. km, Wular Lake is also one of the largest freshwater lakes in Asia. The lake lies at an altitude of 1,580 m. Its…
Kashmir News!
They say reading news is important. Even the kids in Kashmir know this. Watch my little dear nephew read the latest news updates..:)