Issue 7, 2008

Archis Tiku was born in Mumbai and migrated to England with his parents, Mr. Ram Tiku and Mrs. Aparna Tiku when he was a year old. He was passionate about guitar since the age of ...

Imagination is just the blessing that was granted to Kamal Nain Bhan when he was born in the vale of Kashmir in 1963. From his early childhood, his parents knew that Kamal had a ...

We would like to thank all the Shehjar readers for sending in so many interesting health related questions. We are answering a few questions in this issue. SEND YOUR QUESTIONS TO ...

We start a new chapter of Shehjar - 'Health Watch'. It is our hope that we can help answer health-related questions you may have been itching to ask, but just haven't had the ...

he amount of literature in the form of poetry, essays and historical write-ups that have come up after the exodus of kashmiri Pandits remarkable considering the terribly bad ...

Introspection and self probing may help to save the situation to a large extent. Let each one of us realize that he is responsible for his behaviour. If each one of us tries to ...

The movie, when I saw it throws up two potent messages on performance. The first is on stereotypes and the second on the inputs to performance

While the film garnered mixed reviews, most critics agreed that though Jodha Akbar is a fascinating spectacle, there is very little history in it. Demonstrations took place at ...

A lot of ritual goes into the festival. A symbolic marriage is observed between Shiva and Parvati, in every house - pitchers, pots and pans symbolizing the lord, the goddess, and ...

Of the large number of festivals, a few social and the rest religious, falling almost once or twice a month, by far the most sacred and the greatest is Shivratri - Heyrath, for ...

Dharmik Vyavastha Ke Anukool - Vishudh Shivratri Puja Ka Prakashan. This is an introduction to a book and audio CD to perform Vatak Pooja and is specially important for those of ...

Traditionally small rice bread is made on the day of Shivaratri for puja and three days after Shivaratri till Amavas. Tschochi vor/ small size rice flour bread is made and offered

Music therapy is the clinical and evidence-based use of music interventions to accomplish individualized goals within a therapeutic relationship by a qualified professional who ...

If you're wondering how come children read more Harry Potter than adults, I'll tell you my explanation for this. Adults think that the Harry Potter books are for children only. If

'Om Namah Shivay' A powerful mantra whose literal meaning is ?I bow in obeisance to the Lord that resides within my heart?

Though I may not be a real authority on the subject, as a 16 year old girl born and raised in America, I have some thoughts about my Kashmiri culture and what needs to be done to ...

Poem on Shree Chakra

Hindi Poem Ashiana Bana with audio

Snow; Come to me faster Hadn?t seen you in a long time, eighteen long years had passed Now I feel your magic touch on my palm While dancing flakes plop on the ground

Shiv Leela in Kashmiri

A poet is not swayed by the topic. He should feel the topic, in other words, there should be soul;, Soul and sensibility are found in Dr. K.L. Chowdhary's world by first observing

We do not live in an ideal world. And as individuals with various and different capabilities do not always think clearly, plan and execute our plans successfully. We can not but ...

Clever Crow (A folk tale in Hindi)

Kashmir Shaivism was developed through the intuitive faculty of the devotees who meditated upon the Samvit Śakti while following the paths of Prakāśa and ...

Read what our young ones have to say and write. "I have a wonderful family. There are eight people in my family and they are my mom, my dad, my brother, my grandparents and me."