A British-era photo-studio on the iconic Bund had taken some rare shots of the pre and post-Dogra-ruled Kashmir before its ace lensman would make its classic capture a thing of beauty forever. Unlocking the main door of the studio where almost five decades of his life have passed, Ghulam Mohammad Sofi turns pensive as he…
Amid the waning characters and characteristics of the heritage city of Srinagar, Ghulam Mohammad still retains a vintage promise. In the digital age, the seasonal photographer runs the legendary Mahatta Studio on Jhelum bund with an old school method. The veteran longs for the time when the art of developing photographs in dark rooms was…
Beyond landscape, thereโs always mindscape and that is what a shutterbug is trying to capture in this deeply personal account. Itโs not a glitzy undertaking to be a lensman in Srinagar โ the city where empires perished, where romantics are oral legends, and where every soul has a staggering saga to share. As a citadel…
Photographs and text by SANGBIT SAMADDAR Alone in the walks of life,The lonely soul decidesNot to die, but to faceLife in all its hardshipsThe lonely soul wanders.ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย โAnto Thermadam โLonelyโ is perhaps the only adjective which can be drawn to this remote place, Takherghat, in the district…
There is an element of hope imbibed in wheels. As one of the greatest discoveries, wheels are essential to survive. Without wheels, life would be hardโ if not impossible. For a while, there were only wheels of terror moving in around the Valley. Slowly, to survive, wheels of the hapless and poor began to move…
I miss home. Every part of it. I wish I could go back. Why am I not going? Am I exiled? Or have I created exile in my mind? I really don’t know. The thought of going home makes me sick and the longing makes me hopeful. Do you know how it feels to be…