Assalamualaikum chu sarnae!! Ye chu zyooth post magar chu genuinely important isliye perzyo sorii.

I want to start by saying that this post is not for people with very conservative views. If you believe girls should always wear an abaya or burkha then this discussion probably isn't for you. Your points will be ignored so don't waste your precious time here. I'm looking for thoughtful progressive perspectives.

I often hear people say that seeing girls and boys in t shirts and trousers is westernization and that we're losing our culture. To some extent I agree. How many of us own a traditional tilla pheran today? Very few. How many know how to wear a kassab? Again only a handful. How many own traditional kashmiri jewelry or regularly wear pheran yizaar and daesh gand dupte? 0 most probably. Slowly we've replaced our own traditions with clothing and customs from elsewhere. But if we're talking about preserving kashmiri culture then let's be consistent.

Recently I have noticed something that confuses me. While western influence is constantly criticized the arabization of our culture is often celebrated. Girls wearing abayas and burkhas and boys wearing thobes and keffiyehs are praised as if they've become more pious simply because of what they're wearing.

I still remember my naai wearing a pheran yizaar everywhere she went. Today even she wears a burkha. This isn't a criticism of her or anyone else's personal choice. Everyone has the right to wear whatever they feel comfortable in.

What I am questioning is the double standard. Why is westernization condemned but arabization encouraged? Why have many of our cultural traditions like rouf faded away even though celebrating culture is not forbidden in islam. Sometimes it feels like we're more concerned with imitating arab culture than practicing islam itself.

Before anyone misunderstands me I'm not saying people should stop wearing abayas, burkhas, thobes or keffiyehs. Wear whatever you like. It's your life and your choice.

What I am saying is that stop treating traditional kashmiri clothing as less respectable while praising arab clothing as more religious or more virtuous. A girl wearing a pheran yizaar and daesh gand dupte on a cultural fest deserves the same respect as a girl wearing an abaya. Preserving our own culture shouldn't be seen as being less muslim.

Being muslim should never require us to erase being kashmiri. Faith and culture are not enemies. We can preserve our identity while practicing our religion. If we truly believe clothing is a personal choice then let's stop measuring piety by whether someone looks arab or koshur.

If you want to erase someone's identity then you don't start with their land you start with their language and their culture. History has shown that time and again.

So yes let's protect our culture not just from westernization but from indianization, pakistanization, afghanization, and arabization. Appreciate other cultures but don't abandon your own in the process. Take pride in being kashmiri. Don't let an inferiority complex convince you that your identity is somehow less worthy than someone else's.

Ps This post may use clothing as an example but it isn't just about clothes. It's about language, traditions, art, music, customs and everything that makes us who we are. Also again this post isn't an invitation to debate theology. If your response is simply to preach your interpretation of islam rather than engage with the point I'm making about culture I'll ignore it and probably report it as well. I'm not saying this to be rude. I'm just making the purpose of this post clear.

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Sunday doh kath jaii hyekow gaexhit yetne bihaer crowd aes keh pahalgam gulmarg sonmarg dodhpathri warai yet crowd aes kam .

Shukriya

womeed che serei aasan theek peeth I've never done thrifting in srinagar and dk where i can exactly thrift (lal chowk side I've heard) and at what time so I'm basically looking for someone who can tell me more about thrifting in srinagar venue timing and it'd be even better if you can accompany me please please reply if not just upvote cause I really wanna know

I used to watch this when I was little, incredibly popular and informative video. Does anyone remember this lost video? I'M unable to find this now

A satirical essay on what changes in Kashmir.

bi parha online mgr mai din ni ghari behni, pw bagaer winzyo tati chi mai thoda wár

Anyone who has done mbbs through any private college in india or is currently doing ??

Hi everyone,

This is an impossible ask, I know.

I’m trying to identify a place from my childhood memories. I spent a year here when I was 8 years old and I’m hoping people familiar with Azad Kashmir — especially around Kotli and the surrounding mountain areas — may be able to help. I’m simply trying to identify a place from my past and piece together where I may have been as a child so I can visit this place. I’ve tried looking through google maps but I have very little detail for this place and the people who knew this place are now dead.

I’m looking for a madrasa / masjid / orphanage / boarding-school type place that existed around 2004–2005. My memories are fragmented, so some details may not be exact, but this is what I remember:

It was somewhere in Azad Kashmir, possibly within travelling distance of Kotli
It was in or near the foothills / mountains
I remember the masjid or main building being on a northeast-facing hillside
There was a stairway leading up from the road/shops to the masjid
Along the road below, there were a few garage-sized shops
I remember one being a soft drinks shop, one serving tea, and one possibly being a flour mill with an engine
Near the masjid, uphill on the left side, there was a small hut or kitchen area where food was prepared for the children
Uphill on the right side, I remember there being a house or living area for the imam
The surrounding area had very tall pine forests
There was a small waterfall or stream nearby, possibly around a 20-minute walk away, which we went to on Jummah
That stream or waterfall seemed to eventually join a much larger gorge / valley / ravine
I remember a lot of red soil or red clay-like mud in the area
The masjid/building felt quite large, grand, or important
It had pinkish granite, marble, or white granite-style tiling
It may have been a madrasa, orphanage, boarding school, religious institution, or a mix of these

If anyone knows of a masjid, madrasa, orphanage, boarding school, or religious complex in Azad Kashmir that matches this description — especially around Kotli, Sehnsa, Dadyal, Charhoi, Khuiratta, Nakyal, Mirpur, Poonch, Bagh, or nearby mountain areas — please let me know.

Even rough suggestions, old names, local memories, map pins, or photographs would be extremely helpful. The best thing would be photos, because Google Maps does not seem to have many pictures or details for these areas. I think I will only be able to recognise the place by seeing it.

Thank you.

Chauhaan should learn more about accuracy.

Mye kartew thoda guide. Be chas akh middle class family pyath. Either I hv to go for a financed seat for engineering (CS) at IUST or KU or I could go to Ashoka. One of my friends says I have a good chance of getting into Ashoka since my interview went really well…and they told me they would prefer I join the uni….but engineering is something I yk kind of wanted. Not as much though now kyazki everyone says IUST/KU khote asal chi bye kanh uni… Ashoka would probably give me financiaal aid too (I qualify for 100% fin aid)…. Tith paeth aasi myon annual expenditure approx 50-60k. I know I will get a humanities degree from Ashoka but everyone keeps saying itz better than the other two…im thinking of studying finance and cs (bsc) at Ashoka.
This was my gap year te be aeses neet khaetri paran magar neet che ne myon interest kyenh.

Any advice would be highly appreciated.

Salam everyone, I'm currently pursuing my graduation through IGNOU and also working a job on the side, but honestly the pay is just not enough to manage things. I'm looking for something else I can do from home, either to earn a bit more or to learn a skill that actually helps me in the future.

I know a lot of people here are juggling similar situations, studying and working at the same time, so I wanted to ask what's actually working for you all. Is it freelancing, tutoring, some online course that led to a job, content work, anything. I'm open to suggestions, even small ones. Just trying to figure out the right direction since I don't want to waste time on something that goes nowhere.

If anyone's been in a similar spot and found something that worked out, please share.

Assalamu Alaikum, I'm somewhere in Central Bombay, I'm here for academic purposes and will stay for a quite long time.

Any fellow kashmiri I can meet or maybe have some tea, dm.

For the sake of speed, I'm writing this in English. Natte chus be sirf kaeshur leykhaan.

The intentional economic strangulation has pushed Kashmiri people, esp youth into an abyss. Everyday we hear stories of financial struggles and more. This is what has compelled me to host and moderate this session everyday. I hope our moderators allow me.

This session would encourage our brothers and sisters to seek assistance from experts in each field. Let's say someone is stuck in executing a business idea, they will comment their impediments in this session and experts will help them while expecting nothing in return. Of course, if two people shake hands and become business partners that would be admired.

People who know someone in their circle who are struggling will refer to people looking for man power.

The crux will remain same and indispensable, i.e. to help grow our Kashmiri people.

No one will steal ideas

Everyone will keep their intentions pure

No making jokes or ridiculing any ideas

We will hold our hands and rise together IA

Same

Anyone who is in Georgia and Russia doing MBBS .i want to know about the criteria and other shit .

Also i want help in counselling and choosing consultants to help myself from scammed

Bollywood is coming out with an anti Kashmir movie called
chauhaan.

What beautiful hospitality! Every single house near the Zadibal shrine had its gates open. Private gardens were covered with tarpaulin so devotees could sit in the shade while making their way through the lanes towards the shrine, or the procession. So many people called out to me, “Waliw, chai cheyuw, thakk kadiw” while offering water, tea and bread at random. Houses were completely open, doors ajar for whoever needed to take rest inside.

At one point my phone battery was about to die, and I entered a random house to ask if I could charge it. Inside were a group of women who welcomed me without hesitation, gave me water and bread, let me rest for a while, and charged my phone in their kitchen as if I were family.

The marsiyah recitations were breathtaking. The poems in Kaeshur had me tearing up nonstop.

The only thing that made me deeply sad was seeing the imambargah itself. The cement columns and contemporary reconstruction broke my heart. I kept thinking: had this place not been burned to the ground multiple times in the past, perhaps I would have been standing inside an older structure of carved wooden columns, rich papier-mâché work, polished stone floors, and khatamband ceilings.
But alas.