Tell us about yourself? When I was 8, I picked up on a very peculiar habit of sketching what I observed around me. The idea of being able to capture moments on paper always en-kindled joy within me. To begin with my story as you call it, my name is Jasia Iqbal Nowshahri. I’ve done […]
“Kitchen is considered the heart of a home.” If this statement is in any case not of a significance in the “fast-food” era prevailing over the world, the Koshur kitchen proves to be true to the quote. Kitchen is truly the heart of a Kashmiri home and how can it not be? It has food […]
Meet Faisal Gul from Srinagar who is working in ONGC as an Executive Engineer in south India. He says he is a big time music lover and a part time singer, recently one his albums got released on YouTube. His song has grossed more than 58K views in two weeks. The best part is that the […]
My name is Bela Desai. I am from Mumbai. It was 10th June 2016 and my birthday. I gifted it to me…from me…an air ticket from Mumbai to Srinagar in coming December. I decided to travel all alone. Though I have two members in my family who belong to army background and it was against […]
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
Time is Precious and its Running Out for Sana This girl namely Sana Bhat who belongs to Magarmal Bagh, Srinagar has been diagnosed with RELAPSE ACUTE MYELOID LEUKEMIA ( A TYPE OF BLOOD CANCER) . She is currently under treatment at Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute New Delhi. The family has already spent huge sum of […]
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 […]
From Desi to international celebs lets see how Kashmir fabric and embroidery looks on them. Angelina Jolie wrapped around in a Kashmiri Pashmina shawl Buy Kashmiri Pashmina Shawl and stole online. Rachel Weisz wearing a Pashmina with hand embroidered border Buy Kashmiri Pherans Online on Gyawun Shop here Anushka Sharma in Manish Malhotra Signature look […]
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 […]
1. We are survivors We have survived massive floods, terrible earthquakes, deadly icy avalanches, killer storms and human atrocities. We have survived a three months long curfew without a break. We have survived without mobile, internet and even electricity for week’s altogether. And still we rise through it all with a greater conviction and zeal. […]
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 […]
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. […]
