CULTURE Archives - Page 9 of 12

Oct102020 by News DeskNo Comments

Khodayas Hawaal and Kashmiri Bakery

CULTURE, REGIONAL

Shabnam Mondal The art of Kashmiri bakery is as underestimated as the culture of a conflicted area could be. The political disturbances, the abrogation of Article 370 as well as the most recent blow in the form of a pandemic makes nothing in this valley salvageable. Shops gather dust, closed for months at a time, the owners and bakers overcome with a deep sense of dread that can be justified as the only valid emotional reaction in the daily lives of Kashmiris. The caste that was in history known to carry on the art of baking in Kashmir were the Sofis though the trade now is dispersed across society and young people from all over travel around their local regions looking to learn the craft. The kinds of breads and the process of baking- The different kinds of breads that c...

Oct12020 by News DeskNo Comments

The Koshur World of Zaffran

CULTURE

Shabnam Mondal Saffron, the red wisps that weigh their worth in gold in the vales of Kashmir and beyond its boundaries too, are known as Zaffran or Kong. The scientific name of this product that is borne out of purple flowers is Crocus sativus. It is one of the most important cash crops of the region and is a part of the world of Kashmiri horticulture and is almost literally gold in the harvest. It is also called a ‘Badshahi’ crop. Saffron is a rich source of livelihood, culture and family business in Kashmir and in 2010, the year of the last official census, nearly 7.3% of the world’s saffron was produced in Pampore. Process of Cultivating Saffron The seeds are called corum and are planted in soil which in the middle of the season sprouts perennial grass. They yield extremely...

Sep182020 by News DeskNo Comments

Muslims Perform the Last rites of Hindu in Srinagar Kashmir

CULTURE

Firdous Qadri Displaying yet another example of brotherhood, Muslims in Kashmir capital Srinagar helped a Hindu woman to get her deceased husband cremated on Tuesday. Eyewitnesses told The Kashmiriyat that Muslims arranged material needed for cremation, gave shoulder to the bier of Tony Nanda and expressed sympathies with the deceased's elderly wife. Tony Nanda, a resident of Amritsar was living with his wife in a rented house at Balgarden Karan Nagar area of Srinagar. Well-known singer Gulzar Ganaie, who knew the deceased very well, told in conversation with The Kashmiriyat said that Tony was living in Kashmir from the past 30 years. "He was an expert mechanic of musical instruments. Almost all the artists in Kashmir were in touch with him. He lived in Aloochi Bagh area t...

Aug292020 by News DeskNo Comments

Kashmir- The Face of Communal Harmony in Death

CULTURE, REGIONAL

Sajad Hameed A 70 year old Kashmiri Pandit woman named Prabhavati, passed away yesterday in the Lalpora area of Kunzer in North Kashmir's district Baramullah. In another instance of the display of communal harmony, love and respect that Kashmiris share with each other, her last rites were overlooked, attended and arranged by her family as well as the neighbouring Muslim families. The neighbours were seen together, collected around the deceased's house, comforting each other, participating in the rituals as well as showering flowers on the deceased as is done in Hindu rituals. Kashmiris walked shoulder to shoulder, with a family member leading the funeral procession, while Muslims and Hindus together trudged along, carrying the pyre covered with a white shroud. The process...

Aug282020 by News DeskNo Comments

‘Bonds of Love’-Muslims Perform Last Rites of Hindu Woman in Shopian Kashmir

CULTURE, REGIONAL, SHOPIAN

Members of the Muslim community helped in performing the last rites of their Hindu neighbour in South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Thursday afternoon. As soon as the news of the death of 103-year-old Uma Devi spread, Muslim neighbours from Pargochi village came together to help in performing her last rites. Amid rains and massive thunderstorm, locals arranged firewood and other necessary things for her last rites. Local women too joined their Hindu counterparts in the mourning and to express condolences to the family. "We have been living together for ages, and nothing will break this bond of Muslim-Hindu unity in Kashmir, politics is not as strong as our love, Kashmir is incomplete without them”, Arshid Ahmed Shah, a local resident said to The Kashmiriyat. The elderly woman...

Aug252020 by News DeskNo Comments

Pashmina Shawls- Surviving Decades of onslaughts Against Traditional Arts & crafts

CULTURE

Maheen Bashir The World images Kashmir as an abode of red apples and fine handicrafts, one of main local occupations in the valley, an inherent part of Kashmir, since ages- Pashmina, has been one of the most dominant part of the Kashmir handicrafts, having often become a part of television advertisements and movies. The word “Pashmina” came from a Persian word called Pashm. It is locally known as Pashmina. While in US and other countries it is recognized as cashmere wool, which refers to the underneath flee of the Himalayan mountain goat, as chyangra (Capra Hircus) lives in the excessive altitude of 12,000 ft in the Himalayan area of Nepal where the temperature drops beneath -40. One Pashm goat yields 3 to 8 ounces for fiber a year. It also comes from the naturally shedding hair of p...

Aug172020 by News DeskNo Comments

The Changing Colours of Henna in Kashmir

CULTURE

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Aug112020 by News DeskNo Comments

Kashmiri Pandit’s Celebrated the Auspicious Day of Janamashtami

CULTURE, REGIONAL

Sheikh Nadeem The festival of Janamashtami, commemorating the birth anniversary of Krishna, was celebrated with religious fervor and gaiety in Jammu and Kashmir. A Government order was issued that ordered the devotees to maintain social distancing, wearing of masks and other SOP's. Kashmiri Pandit's celebrated the holy festival in Colonies to pay their obeisance to Krishna on the occasion of Janamashtami. Devotees, Rohit Raina and Sanjay Raina said, “Janamashtami is a very significant festival in the Hindu religion and every year, I, along with my family, make sure to pay obeisance at the temple but due to pandemic deadly disease we follow orders issued by government to wear masks, gloves and celebrate Janamashtami at homes as a preventive measure”. Children dressed in color...

Jul232020 by News DeskNo Comments

Ram Nath Tickoo- End of a Legacy, Muslims Help Perform the Last Rites of Renowned Pandit in Shopian

CULTURE

Mir Irfan When Kashmiri Pandits left the Kashmir valley in the early 90, a very few chose to stay behind, including five families in Zainapora area of Shopian in South Kashmir, one of these families headed by Kanth Ram Tickoo. A Teacher by profession, Ram Nath Tickoo was a corporate employee and was closely threaded to his Kashmiri roots. "Despite many others, friends leaving, he choose to stay back home and lived here happily for the rest of his life till he passed away late on Wednesday night," one of his family member today. ALSO READ: Muslims Come Together to Perform Last Rites of Hindu Woman in Bandipora He is remembered by locals as someone who was the only surviving link between the Golden days of Kashmir's long cherished concept of communal harmony and diversity. "he was s...

Jul122020 by News DeskNo Comments

Kashmiri Actor And Comedian Shadi Lal Koul Passes Away

CULTURE, REGIONAL

Famous veteran actor and comedian, Shadi Lal Koul has passed away. He was famous in Kashmir as Shamas Ud Din Altamash, a character he played in the serial Shabrang. His son, Vijay koul, confirming his death said, “he breathed his last today morning at 2:45 AM. We held his hands and walked with him to the end”. Shadi Lal Koul was from chota Bazar area of downtown, Srinagar. He has acted in many serials of DD Kashir. Aziz Hajini, convener Northern Reginal Board at Sahitya Akademi New Delhi, has expressed grief over Shadi Lal’s death stating,“ His death has left a void in the performing arts”. Shadi Lal Koul was considered the King of Kashmiri comedy.