Confused as the โhouse of comradesโ where endless discussions on Marx and Lenin during the Cold War era would spread intellectual airs in Srinagar, a buzzing hangout lost its relevance and place thirty years ago. Even as the coffee-makers have multiplied since then, that classic coffee has stayed a sentimental sip for many. When a…
Breaking free from hackneyed foreign accounts, Kashmir over the years witnessed the rise of native narratives with fresh and deep insights. A young visual storyteller in this photo story is only trying to capture one such description of Srinagar cityโs not-so-overt shades of life. Life in Sun City is an elegy of its rundown glory…
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…
From the faded Indian Coffee House to the popular Lala Sheikh, tea has always fuelled discussions in Srinagar cafeterias. But in times of shut shops, a street stall on the Bund is filling the void. Telegrams have long ceased to come, but tea is still brewing some warm response at the guarded gates of the…