Yesterday, I had had enough.. of the dry winter spell.. and as I read GK today I saw that Kashmiris in general have had enough… There had been prayers held in Jama Masjid for rain and snow.. and this morning as the clouds showed up. I saw the initial raindrops with hope and a bit…
Category: Kashmir
Think about it.
The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: ‘The people should be led in prayer by the one among them who has the most knowledge of the Book of Allaah; if they are equal in knowledge of the Qur’aan, then by the one who has most knowledge of the Sunnah;…
Snow plz!
Sheena pyatow pyatow… Its 4th of January, 15 days into Chillay Kalaan — temperature in Kashmir is freezing — and it is a dry winter. There is no snow. With temperature going down to minus 7 in Srinagar, the Dal has frozen. And people look up in wonder hoping for snowfall. A snowless winter has…
Chillay Kalaan
Chillay Kalaan– or the 40 coldest days in Kashmir start from 21st Decemeber, followed by Chilla Baccha, which is less harsh. Generally in Kashmir, people wait for Chillay Kalaan, preparing themselves to meet the chill that is about to make life difficult. Winter being a part and parcel of the Kashmiri way of life has…
Its a dry winter…
It’s a dry winter again. Splashes of a few raindrops in the city some days back brought hope of a normal winter, but it has been abnormal again. I think of the blog posts of last winter — its almost like things are being repeated. Now, why am I complaining? Isn’t winter supposed to be…
Baap ki sadak hay… (the road belongs to their father…)
Or that is what they think! With an intense hatred I stare at the convoys, the army vehicles, the armed men who think they own the roads and shove us about and around as per thier wishes. A shrill whistle a uniformed man standing on top of the army truck and waving his hand… (implying…
Amazing Dal!
Dal Lake is at the heart of Srinagar city. Imagine the lulaby of the oars as they play at the cool Dal waters. The pictures say it all. Beautiful indeed. SubhanAllah! (all pics (c) 2007 Asma Yasrib )
Rapes by “Security Forces”
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:…
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…