July 2009, Issue#23

Koshur Saal is more than a cookbook; it is the preservation of Kashmiri culture and cuisine that has not historically been widely documented. Future generations will now be able ...

Collection of 12 Kashmiri recipes from Seyun Kaliya, Veri Masala/ Kashmiri Spicy Cake, Tschur Tschut, Fish curry, Mong Vor to Roth and Sheer Chai all in one single page.

Nehru the statesman failed to do a balancing act when he had to deal with Kashmir issue soon after the accession and then the mess at the UN Security Council in early 1948.

The average Indian finds himself in an alien ambiance where any attempt by him to assert his identity and link with his roots is perpetually undermined. The much vaunted word ...

Lalleshuri has stressed upon the practice of Pranayama for the purpose of the basic wellbeing to the mental purification, meditation and all other spiritual attainments including ...

On reaching Gangabal and relaxing in the tent, I had an urge to move out and enjoy the calm atmosphere outside. Looking around all over for a while, when I sighted the sky, I was ...

Exclusive news in pictures are for the month of June, 2009 by Shehjars Photo Journalist.

Read what the month of July has in store for you

Divine Mother is revered as the Shri Chakreshvari at Hari-Parbat. She is the Universal Mother revered as Shri jagat Amba Durga. She is Bhawani of the Himalayas, Shri Sharika of ...

The only analogy one can derive is a pondering of a tired KP over his fate, losing those whom he and his forefathers had trusted the most with their well being, having lost his ...

There were nine chinar trees strategically located around the place where the houseboat was moored along with six other boats and the trees shed red and gold color leaves in ...

A poem in Hindi by Jaya Sibu recited by 11 year old Vibhasa Raina

Dharmic Short Stories for Chilgren Part-6 Lord Vishnu

One of the most common mystical realizations in any religious tradition is the unity between Man and God. One does not, and cannot exist without the other. This is not a ...

Vathiv Karav Sakhra, Tarav Ais Gara Panun

This poem in Kashmiri depicts the inner voice of Kashmiri Hindus, their pain and their desire to return to theie homes.

He made a cute face, wanting to come with me , Suddenly he jumped out of my hands, O ! I wished he had stayed……….

Thousands of devotees gathered Thursday in this Jammu and Kashmir village, barely 200 metres from the India-Pakistan border, for the annual festival in the memory of a Hindu saint

The International Kashmir Federation (IKF) hosted a briefing on June 9, 2009 on Capitol Hill on the decades long violence in Kashmir.

Government was turning a deaf ear to their repeated pleas while land mafia along with some unscrupulous elements of various temple managements have indulged in massive ...

PKM, PK finally become Panun Kashmir Agnishekhar is Convener, Chrungoo, President of new Panun Kashmir

Vedic Yajnya, Shradha of all departed souls of KPs performed after 100 years

The team of All India Kashmiri Samaj (AIKS) and Kashmiri Pandit Sabha Jammu visited the Jagti two room tenements which are under construction under Prime Ministers Relief and ...

"Linking improvement in situation in Pakistan or for that matter in Kashmir as a basis of Kashmir resolution is a suicidal move," said Ajay Charungoo, chairman of the Panun ...

PK sets target of 10,000 members