Chapter 1: Autumn Awakens Alone In the heart of the Enchanted Woods, where ancient trees share secrets with the wind, Autumn stirs from her long sleep. High above the forest floor, at the very tops of the oldest trees, a quiet change had a…
Kashmir’s modern history is punctuated by towering figures who shaped its political, cultural, and intellectual identity. Among them stands Maulana Mohammad Sayeed Masoodi (1903/1905–1990) — a man whose life spanned the era of Dogra autocracy, the tum…
If you drive north from Srinagar toward Baramulla and slow down near the old town of Pattan, something massive and unexpected appears on the left side of the road: tall stone pillars, broken pediments, and the ruined skeleton of a great temple standin…
Rasul Mir — fondly remembered as Shahabadi after his native village Dooru Shahabad — remains one of the brightest stars in the literary sky of Kashmir. Born around 1840 and believed to have passed away near 1870, his life was brief, yet the emotional …
In the high mountain valley of Gurez, where winter snows cut villages off for months and life moves in slow, ancient rhythms, a young man quietly created one of the most extraordinary artistic and devotional feats in contemporary Kashmir. His name is …
Among the many artists who shaped the cultural memory of Kashmir and the Chenab Valley, few names shine with the quiet brilliance of Jaanbaaz Kishtwari, born Ghulam Nabi Doolwal. Poet, composer, singer, and folkloric icon, he was a man who carried the…
How a fragile Himalayan ecosystem is changing — and how Delhi’s deteriorating air quality serves as a powerful warning Kashmir has long been hailed as a paradise on earth — a valley of soaring Himalayan peaks, shimmering lakes, dense forests, and cris…
