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Tag Archive | "kashmir"
Food in Kashmir
Goshtaba, Pasanda and Tabak Maas: On my several visits to the valley, there was one unwritten law. Always go to a Kashmiri’s house with an empty stomach. They will feed you till you are ‘fed’ up ! I had a taste of the Kashmiri Hospitality (Mehman Navazi) very early on. We were driving through Anant Nag, when [...]
Continue reading...Hum Kya Chahte? “Azaadi”
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Ramzan. 2008. Ninety Seven percent of Kashmiri’s are Muslims, and for the followers of Islam, the “Aakhri Jumma” is one of the most holy day in the year. In Kashmir the namaaz is offered by either the Mirwaiz at Jamma masjid or by another equally prominent and religious head at the Hazratbal. Over 400,000 people pray [...]
Continue reading...‘SIKANDAR’: FROM KASHMIR, WITH HOPE
Thursday, August 20, 2009
by E. Nina Rothe As an individual, I believe in peace. I try to exercise my belief by doing the occasional good deed, stepping away from a confrontation, letting go of past resentments so that I can move on and begin healing. But as part of our worldwide community, I see more and more signs that seem [...]
Continue reading...Sanjay Suri: The Journey Home
Monday, August 10, 2009
by E. Nina Rothe Actor Sanjay Suri has never been afraid to take on controversial roles. In his breakthrough performance as the HIV-infected leading man in ‘My Brother Nikhil’ (http://www.mybrothernikhil.com/) he faced head on the unthinkable for an actor — to be henceforth typecast as the anti-hero. In the Nandita Das-directed ‘Firaaq’(http://www.firaaqthefilm.com/), once again Suri played [...]
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Thursday, October 29, 2009
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