The craft safari included visiting artisans of crafts like paper mache, woodcarving, pottery, silverware, copperware, namdhaKari, pashmina and silk carpets.
by M J Aslam Mulla Yousuf Kawoosa was rebuked by Emperor Shah Jehan and he died in the court, then and there Most of the people must have heard of the name, Sheikh Chilli.
As Jammu and Kashmir got a basket full of languages, some of the employers are taking the Hindi route to recruit people. In one job offer by a private company that was signed by hundreds of job seekers recently, they ended up signing their resignations well before they could join their duties, repor.
by Syed Aamir Sharief Qadri He went door to door and covered long distances to collect such kind of rare manuscripts, which are unique in nature. Besides all these things his library contains precious books on varied subjects.
Faith, Fast and Feast
Haseeb A Drabu professes that its epicurean aspects are markers of Kashmiri identity
Orphans in Srinagar breaking their fast in the holy month of Ramdhan (File Photo: Bilal Bahadur)
It may seem a tad paradoxical that along with the long hours of fasting, there is an intricate tradition of gastronomy that is associated with
Mahremzan (
Mahi means the month, Ramzan). Even as Ramzan is dedicated to piety, fasting, and abstinence, the consumption and distribution of food hold considerable significance during this month. The interplay of fasting of the faithful, with feasting, not restricted to only to the faithful, is a nuanced one that transcends many different aspects; from the medical to the cultural and from the nutritional to the social.