Agar firdaus bar roo-e zameen ast, Hameen ast-o hameen ast-o hameen ast. If there is a heaven on earth, it’s here, it’s here… Kashmiriyat with its welcoming embrace and Kashmir with pristine beauty continue to resonate Amir Khusro’s sentiments. Last stop of our Kashmir trip was Gulmarg, teeth chattering cold and a snow blizzard is how […]
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Kashmir’s Betaab Valley
“Memories warm you up from the inside. But they also tear you apart.” – Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore This post I will write about the memories that warmed me up, ones of extreme cold that brings back fond memories of companionship, friendship, bonding over small talks with complete strangers and of the fragrance of […]
Pahalgam and its tranquility
The world has its ways. While one land burns the other snows. A conflict-ridden land that is witness to natures magnificent grandeur and its masterpiece. That is Kashmir! In my last post, I had written about the hostile perception biases that Kashmir has experienced, and the image we all have of it in our minds. […]
Srinagar – The Land of Char Chinar
Bitter can be sweet and sweet poison. It’s a question of what your tongue wants. It’s hard work to tell what it wants, but keep going: The city you’re dreaming of, it’s at the end of this road. – Lal Ded Srinagar in Kashmir, home to Lal Ded, can be ethereal, gloomy, disheartening and uncertain, but […]
