Authors Details

Born 1944 in Kashmir -of the then undivided India- Brij comes from a family of Khars who for generations lived in a suburban part of Kashmirs capital city Srinagar, in a hamlet called VicharNag (close to where the prestigious Sher-i-Kashmir National Medical Institute stands today). The family for various reasons moved over to interiors of the capital city located on either side of river Jehlum or Veth, where Brij was born, raised and received his school/college education. The valleys enchanting landscape, folklore, frequent countryside sojourns -VicharNag included-, Kashmirs distinct brand of composite culture manifested in mutual accommodation/tolerance and catholicity (as prevalent then) and teachers like the well known Kashmiri Philosopher-Poet Nadim left an inedible mark on his impressionable mind during early and teenage years.

Brij received his higher education at Punjab University, Chandigarh where he obtained a Masters in Geology with distinction. He worked for Indias premier oil company ONGC for almost four decades before separating as Executive Director on superannuation. A freelancer now, his interests besides Petroleum Industry & Earth Sciences include Writing, Knowledge, Technology and Health issues. Widely travelled he now lives mostly in the sub-Himalayan Doon valley.

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BEAUTY WITH BRAINS - AN INSULT

The sad part is, not just men but women themselves believe that this combination is rare. more

A Turbulent Night In Kashmir

Every evening it was regular feature to join our father together to go bus station to receive new batch of our distressed, hapless relatives, poor souls more

A paradise lost

If we can ever regain more

Harisa- The classic Dish of Kashmir

This is called harisa, a saffron-flavoured dish. A gift from Iran to the people of Kashmir. more

Kashmiri Recipe Roganjosh

Kashmiri Recipe Lamb Roganjosh more

Kashmir - The untold story

The pigeons roaming in the homes of Kashmiri Pandits are a real testament to the government's failed policy, which abandoned the Hindus of Kashmir. more