Kashmir’s willow wicker craft goes global as it moves beyond baskets to furniture & home décor

Craft clusters in villages have been linked to e-commerce platforms to help artisans sell their [...]

Kashmir’s walnut industry crushed by imports and infected orchards

Walnut orchards are grappling with problems of dwindling productivity, diseases and pests while market rates [...]

Flowers turn into a big blooming business in Kashmir

More than 300 plant nurseries are now registered with the Srinagar Floriculture Department [...]

The last Rangrez at 122-year-old dyeing unit in Srinagar 

Bashir Ahmad's children have not taken up hand-dyeing, ending the family craft that goes back [...]

Lavender cultivation pushes up J&K farmers’ incomes 4 to 5 times

The Serhama lavender farm in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district has become a popular visitor attraction [...]

Waguv weaving: Kashmir’s ecofriendly grass mats made from Dal Lake reed struggle for survival

On a warm April morning, Zameer Hussain Bhat leaves his house in Malik Mohalla and [...]

Kashmir’s street food: Lotus stem & fish fritters, chickpea tacos, sweet snowballs & more

The street food in India varies from state to state. It is chaat in Delhi, [...]

Award-winning Kashmiri artist paints an ode to Srinagar of yore

In his brightly lit studio that smells of enamel and incense, Mohammad Maqbool Jan sits [...]

Kashmir: Visuals of cherry harvesting as government airlifts fruit from the valley

Just as cherry growers of Kashmir were rejoicing the easing of lockdown restrictions, the government [...]

Meet Aaliya Mir: Kashmir’s math teacher-turned wildlife rescuer

Mathematician by education, wildlife rescuer by profession and someone who almost brought up two bear [...]