Tell us something about yourself I am Kamran Nisar, a 26 year old Game of Thrones loyalist. Ummar is a 29 year old Coffee-connoisseur. As a duo, we are the people behind the inception of Winterfell Cafe. Why the theme Game of Thrones? Game of Thrones, a popular television series from the house of HBO […]
By Simer Kaur Sethi The New Year’s is here guys, how can we not dress up in our pretty traditional suits, sarees or lehengas. So, I chose this classic Kashmiri tilla work suit. Suit This Kashmiri traditional tilla work suit has an intricate embroidery which is handcrafted by Kashmiri artisans. Dupatta This maroon dupatta is […]
Gyawun presents in association with Penn Museum, a snippet of how Kashmir was in 1955. Video shows kinds of handicrafts made and social culture of Kashmiri people during that period.
22 words from Kashmiri language Zuv Miyon ALEY ALGAEB AZAAB DABAAV HALAA HATA WAYEE KALE KHARAAB KOLKUS KUS TAVAAN MAZE BALAYI NAENDER OBBAH PHATWANGUN TASRUFF THAV SA WEN TOTH TRATH WANKYA WANSA WOHWU YAKJAAH
Author of this article Nitish Thappa was born in Mahraja Bazaar Srinagar, he did his schooling from Khalsa School Magarmal Bagh and then Biscoe school. He did his bachelors from SSM College, Pattan, Kashmir and currently works in Delhi. The streets are deserted, yet crowded. Crowded by the fears of residents and by the pride […]
If not in this moment, where else do you propose to live? Deliver thunder, God If you choose not to talk. May you live like the Lotus. At ease in muddy water When the world turns upside down it’s nice to have someone upside down with you Good times+ Crazy friends= Amazing memories Thats why […]
Gyawun interviews Chef Anayat Rahman – Inflight Chef with Etihad Airways . Being among only few inflight chefs in the world, he gets to work with VVIPS and has traveled to almost every major city of the world. His life comes about as an inspiration for others that with little more dedication everything can be […]
Once upon a time there lived a secret couple India and Pakistan. India lived with her Pupho British India, they couldn’t stop falling in love despite being from different religions. Their love had all those beautiful moments that make this feeling divine. They were happy together but the lady love couldn’t bear a child and […]
Here are some things which happen before, in and after Kashmiri weddings. When someone says I dint not eat anything When the invitation card clearly mentions lunch will be served at 2PM Why people want you to marry When someone has a grand wedding When someone has a simple wedding In a Kashmiri wedding When […]
Kashmir Diaries by Isam Wani
Read more about Anjum Khan here Music credit Ravimech Studios, Video by Gyawun
Mayi Chani by Haaris Shah, Music by Nakul, Video by Gyawun
Nov Calnder has drav Korukh ma yiti band Hindustanas chi sakh graen Halatan peth cha baroos Sanatnagar oos Dohai yuthui Apair kith Halaat? Az Cha Shamas Deal Dapaan Governor Raaj Gasi Yinni Netas Khalakh kehn Net Kar Chali
I’ve been standing next to the window for 30 minutes now. An hour ago, I was busy making futile attempts to read a book. Then a sharp sound of gunfire in the distance caught my attention. I rose from chair, turned off the lights and darted to the window to look out. Dad says the […]
This reply came on Quora to a question ” Is it not unfair to downplay suffering’s of Kashmiri muslims by playing the Pandit victim card?”  by a Kashmiri namely Andrea Khan. Here is her reply: It is very unfair to downplay the sufferings of the Muslim Kashmiris, playing the Pandit victim card. A straight answer to your […]
Kashmiris will celebrate- Jashne Azadi Arnab Goswami will be like Kashmiris will declare free vacations for every non Kashmiri who had supported their Azadi And some people will be like While Kashmiris will be busy welcoming Kashmiri Pandits Indian & Pakistani trolls will be like While Kashmiris would have 24×7 electricity and free water Their neighbors who love […]
Gyawun plunges into the creative minds of Kashmiri artists to find out what they think of the current situation in Kashmir, here is what we found out Anjum Khan Would you want to paint emotions, if calamity lay so close to you? And all you could is wait and watch, hoping it will end before […]
“She said if God would ask her where she would want to die, her request would be in Kashmir, on a hill in some small hut.“ This might not sound usual or even true to some, but it did happen. She was daughter of a fauji. She was raised in army cantonments all over India. […]
Myth 1: Kashmiris live on Indian Tax Payers money and enjoy subsidies The people of J&K pay tax more than 11 Indian states, they pay more than states likes Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Assam and even Goa and  almost equal to Bihar. Source here And on that only 1% of Indian population pays income tax, so before […]
Combing the Changthangi or Kashmir Pashmina The Pashmina is harvested during spring season, when animal naturally shed their under coat. On the basis of weather conditions and season, the goat starts moulting over a period from mid March to late May. It is done manually by combing Sorting or De- Hairing Sorting/ dehairing means separation […]
Tell us about yourself My name is Lauren Rush and I live in Virginia with my husband Khalid and our three year old daughter. Khalid is from Srinagar, Kashmir. We are lucky to have my parents a few hours away in a small town on Virginia’s Eastern Shore. My in-laws are in Srinagar. My daughter […]
