Tag: Kashmir
Kashimiri Girls Face All Odds for an Education
30th June 2015 | Karewa Manloo Village, Shopian District, Jammu and Kashmir | Musheer Ul Haq Students at the Government Girls’ Upgraded School in Shopian face bizarre circumstances in trying to get an education. Some are cramped into a kitchen converted to a classroom, others wait their turn for classrooms...
Exquisitely Warm- Souzni Pashminas of Kashmir
Silk threads on a bed of Pashmina– Sozni Pashimnas are perhaps one of the most exquisite pieces of weaving you will ever see. IndiaUnheard Community Correspondent Sajad Rasool visits a small outfit where these are created. Head bent over, her fingers deftly dance with the needle leaving behind a trail...
Community Correspondent Diaries: Sajad Rasool
The 21 year long insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir has left over 70,000 dead and 8,000 have gone missing while in prison. Sajad Rasool brings us these untold stories. Here he shares his experiences while making the video Missing Persons in Kashmir. I first heard of Mohammad Shafi Lone and...
Indian Army Occupies & Destroys Kashmiri Paradise: ToasMaidan Firing Range
In the beginning was a meadow. An open grassy expanse surrounded by snow-tipped hills. Brooks and springs ran down the valley and pooled into lakes. Scattered through the region were little settlements and villages whose inhabitants are mostly farmers and shepherds. Fruits, rice and maize were the main crops and...
Kashmiri Pot keeps you Hot
Traditional furnaces keeps Kashmiris warm in winter.
The Kashmiri Village that India Forgot
A Small Village in Budgam, Kashmir is crippled by corruption.
Missing Persons of Kashmir
Thousands of disappearances in Kashmir leave families broken.
Locals in Tourist Destination Threatened
Residents of Doodhpathri, Kashmir face poverty and displacement due to contradictory govt. policies.