Entertainment
Kashmir Tulip Festival Guide for First Time Visitors
Most visitors hear about the Kashmir tulip festival from a single photo of endless red and yellow rows against the mountains,...
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Amir covers lifestyle, entertainment and the contemporary culture of South Asia. He is particularly interested in how tradition and modern life intersect in cities like Srinagar.
Entertainment
Most visitors hear about the Kashmir tulip festival from a single photo of endless red and yellow rows against the mountains,...
Entertainment
The sun drops behind the Zabarwan hills, the shikaras start heading home, and many first-time visitors assume the day is over.
Lifestyle
A family from Pune once told me they spent their second morning in Pahalgam walking between three ATMs, all out of cash, while...
Culture
Walk down the lanes behind Zaina Kadal in old Srinagar on a weekday morning and you will hear it before you see it: the soft...
Games
Games love a rare ingredient, the herb you can only gather at a certain time, in a certain field, in tiny amounts that make it...
Games
Almost every family I know in Srinagar owns a carrom board, and almost none of them play by the same rules.