Category Archives: Inspiring Kashmiris

We at Gyawun interview Kashmiris who have  gone out of the way and done something which not only is beneficial for them but also inspires society as a whole.

Firdaus X He’s a Pirate – Kashmiri Fusion

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Firdaus X He’s a Pirate. Kashmiri fusion. Music credits : Concept : Sufiyan Malik Recorded,Mixed,Mastered by Hujat Kirmani Music Composed (Firdaus) : Sufiyan Malik Piano and electric guitar : Hujat Kirmani Nout/Matka : Zakir Bakshi Rabab : Sufiyan Malik Classical Guitar : Manan Khan Video credits : Filmed by Ruman Hamdani & Zulkarnain Dev Cast: […]

Meet The Couple Who Sell Made in Kashmir Popcorn

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Tell us about yourself We are Mrs. & Mr. Adil (Fiza Khan & Adil Rafiq). We have done our schoolings from Presentation Convent and Burn Hall School respectively. Adil is a B. Tech from NIT Hazratbal and I have done MSc. Clinical Biochemistry from Kashmir University. Though an engineer, Adil has left his job and […]

Meet This Kashmiri Girl Who Makes Personalized Phone Cases

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Tell us about yourself? My name is Aqsa Khan. I did my schooling from SRG Montessori School, and then my college from Womens’s college MA Road. Currently I work as a full time teacher  I have always had a passion for arts and crafts since I was a child. Tell us about Zamrood? Zamrood is […]

Karan Kaul, An Emerging Kashmiri Cricket Star of Kenya

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Article by Ufaq Fatima (Srinagar) Cricket for him was not just a mere hobby but his passion. After giving wings to his dreams, now his company Starfield Sports Limited gives an opportunity to the underprivileged to show case their talent. Karan Kaul, 27, a Kashmiri Pandit living in Kenya, was selected in the National Cricket […]

This 17 Year Old Kashmiri Girl Wants To Clear Misconceptions People Have About Hijab

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Tell us about yourself? My name is Hoorunisa. I am 17 and I live in the summer capital Srinagar. Though I was born and raised in another small town known as “Sopore” in Kashmir where I lived for 11 years, I later shifted to Srinagar. Tell us about your artistic side? My mother is my […]

Meet This Young Islamic Calligrapher From Kashmir

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Interview by Ufaq Fatima Tell us about yourself? My name is Nadiya Mushtaq Mir from Kralpora Budgam. I am a Calligrapher. I did my schooling from Tiny Harts School in Srinagar. After graduating in humanities, I did my Masters in Economics from the University of Kashmir. In addition to this, I have done diploma in […]

Interview with Co Founder “Rivero” – Student Initiative To Promote Educational Awareness

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Interview by Sidra Nazir  Tell us about yourself and Rivero I am Hanan Shafi, co-founder of Rivero. I am currently pursuing B.Tech in Electronics and Communication engineering at NIT Srinagar. I am an alumni of St. Joseph’s Hr. Sec. School, Baramulla. Besides this, I gave some guest lectures on JEE Physics and Mathematics at Kashmir […]

Meet Atifa Nazir Ahanger- Kashmiri Lady Who Left Her Job In MNC To Live Her Passion For Designing

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Gyawun talks to Atifa Nazir Ahanger, a young entrepreneur whose passion, hard work and grit has led her to start the Rack Closet—an online clothing business that caters not only to Kashmir but rest of India as well . Here, she talks to us about herself, her motivation and her journey to get the Rack Closet off […]

This Kashmiri Lady’s Latest Kashmiri Song is Breaking The Internet Right Now

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Tell us about yourself?  My name is Aabha Hanjura. I am from Srinagar. I was born in Kashmir but raised in Jammu. My father served as served as SSP, Srinagar in the department of Post before we moved to Bangalore. I studied in Army School Ratnuchak and St Peters in Jammu and then perused my […]

Interview with Abdul Wahab, Founder of an Eye-Catching Customized Designer Furniture Outlet in Kashmir

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Tell us about yourself? My name is Abdul Wahab. I am from Srinagar. I did my schooling from Burn Hall School, Srinagar and have done my MBA from The Business School of Kashmir University (KU).  I always postulated of doing things on my own and thus gave up on my first ever offer from Maruti […]

Meet Sama Bég Whose Startup “Koshur Wear” Will Bring a Smile on Everyones Face

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Interview done by Sidra Nazir from Gyawun Tell us about yourself My name is Sama Bég. I am from Anantnag, Kashmir. I was raised in the Middle East and then moved to the US on a scholarship for my graduation. I have a Master’s degree in Health Administration from US and previously managed two Assisted […]

How These Automobile Enthusiasts From Baramulla Gave Shape To Their Vehicle Obsession In The Form of “VecMania”

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Interview by Sidra Nazir From Gyawun  Located on the Baramulla-Handwara highway is a glittering Auto Engineering startup which catches eyes of every passerby. “Vecmania  Auto Engineering” first of its kind in Kashmir. Tell us about Vecmania Vecmania (Vec- vehicles, and Mania-obsession) Auto Engineering is a building brand in Kashmir for petrol heads offering custom modification […]

Meet This 20 Year Old Kashmiri Digital Artist

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Interview done by Hammad Mufti Tell us about yourself I am Asim Hamid, 20 years old from Srinagar. Professionally I am a digital artist and visual communication designer. I am a Hafizul Qur’an, a passionate poetic nasheed singer and a lover and learner of languages and philosophy. I work as an independent/collaborative designer and also […]

How This Kashmiri Home Maker in Her 40s is Living Her Entrepreneurial Dream

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Interview done by Sidra Nazir from Gyawun Tell us about yourself. I am Irfana. I did my schooling from New Era Public School, +2 from Mallinson Girls Higher Secondary school and Graduated from Govt College for Women MA Road. I always find happiness in creative and artistic endeavours. Cooking, embroidery and painting have been my […]

Meet This Lady Doctor Who Turned To Writing to Express Pain of Kashmiris

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Interview done by Sidra Nazir From Gyawun Tell us about yourself I Saba Shafi Makhdoomi am a thirty year old doctor, a pathologist by specialization. I was born and brought up in Kashmir. I did my schooling from the Presentation Convent Higher Secondary School, Rajbagh, which happens to be also a place where my parents’ […]

This Kashmiri Lady is Bringing High End Makeup Brands Right to Your Door

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Interview done by Ufaq Fatima from Gyawun Tell us about yourself? My Name is Tanzeela Shah. I put up at Baghat and am basically from Srinagar itself. I did my schooling from Minto Circle and persuaded my Bachelors and Masters in Business Administration from Delhi, apart from that I hold diploma in Management and certification […]

Meet Nikita Padora- Kashmiri Lady Making A Difference In The Lives Of Others

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Tell us about yourself I studied in Mumbai where I also got an MBA in marketing. With previous work experiences in America for the last 16 years I currently manage the sales operations of Galeecha India Pvt Ltd. I was recently a nominee for the Niranjan Parekh Humanitarian of the Year Award. How did you […]

In Conversation With Kashmiri Writer Huma Bhat

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Tell us about yourself  I am Huma Bhat. I was born and brought up in Srinagar, currently pursuing my Masters in tourism management (MTM) and I am an alumni of Presentation Convent School, Srinagar. My forte is writing poetry specially in our mother language, Kashmiri language. I started writing poetry that was two years back and I […]

Meet These String Artists From Kashmir

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Interview by Sidra Nazir Tell us about Team Our core group constitutes of four members: Aamir Beigh , Mustakeem Khan , Youhan Ul Rehmaan and Mujeeb Mattoo. Amir & Youhan have completed schooling from SP higher Secondary School while Mustakeem Khan has done schooling from Green valley School. We 3 are currently pursuing B.com (Ist […]

Meet Dr Mohammed Maqbool Mir: An Angel To Many Differently Abled Children

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Sidra Nazir from Gyawun talks to Dr Mohammed Maqbool Mir, former Professor and HoD ENT, GMC Srinagar, and founder of Voluntary Medicare Society which is working to decrease the stigma associated with mentally and physically challenged individuals.  Tell us about yourself I, Dr Mohammed Maqbool Mir am the third child of seven, grew up in the typical […]

Meet Meral Kathwari: Kashmiri-American Who Took Over Her Father’s Business Just at the Age of 20

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Interview done by Ufaq Fatima from Gyawun Tell us about yourself My name is Meral Kathwari. I am a 22 year old Kashmiri-American. I was born in Kashmir but raised in Italy and the United States. Now I currently live in between New York and Kashmir. I’ve completed my Bachelors in Mass Communications: Journalism with […]

Let’s Raise a Cup of Kahwah to These Incredible Kashmiri Women

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To the morally strong, mentally empowered, kind, naturally compassionate, empathetic, happy in their skin and to those women specially who don’t find men as the reference to validate their position but consider them as a important aspect that is equally important in their own special way for successful society. Hence, treating them too with their […]

This 22-year-Old Kashmiri Co-Founded a 9 Crore Business

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Interview done by Sidra Nazir from Gyawun.com Tell us about yourself I am Ruhan Madni Naqash, hailing from Barzulla Srinagar. I’m 22 years old and I did my schooling (including high school) from Burn Hall and passed out in 2012. I wanted to be a writer, but because of the various parental, peer and societal […]

Meet Badrunissa Bhat: Sufi Artist From Kashmir

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Tell us about yourself? I am Badrunissa Bhat and I’m 20 years old. I have completed my schooling from Sultan ul Arifeen Wakf Public School till 10th standard and rest of the studies from Green Valley Educational Institute. As a person I have keen interest in Literature, Art, Sufi Music, Sufi Literature, etc. My family […]