Shiv Kumar Padha Padha.shov@gmail.com. Coming down the slopes of the Himalayas, there is a town of temples, Vishawasthali, now known as Basohli, where the ruins of the magnificent palaces dominate the whole landscape. Vishawasthali, the…
One Hundred Years of Linguistic Discovery (1908–2025) Sadaket Ali Malik sadaketjammu@gmail.com The Bhaderwahi language is spoken mainly in the Bhaderwah area of the Chenab Valley in Jammu and Kashmir. The area witnessed an extraordinary scholarly…
Shiv Kumar Padha padha.shiv@gmail.com Basohli is widely known for its royal palace for its unique design and architecture, Ayurveda, astrology, hub of Sanatana, ritualism, music, performing arts, miniature and mural paintings, still out of sight…
Apoorv Sharma apoorv2395@gmail.com. Not long ago, I journeyed to Arunachal Pradesh, where a music festival unfolded like a dream before me-the Ziro Music Festival in the Ziro Valley. The spark lit long before the first…
Dr Jyotsna Sharma j.shriji@gmail.com Bharat Muni’s Natyashastra represents the sublimity of art, emotion, and philosophy. Its influence on Indian culture is very deep, giving ample opportunity to classical performing arts and artist that continue to…
Balkrishan Sanyasi The spotlight is on a tiny corner of the stage where a young woman is seen kneeling before a large portrait of a man in red turban, who has an illuminating smile that…
Rohini Vaishnavi Transported into the 14th century, nearly a thousand audience members found themselves immersed in an enchanting spectacle, packed within a hall designed for six hundred. The atmosphere was electric as the mystical Shaiv…
Mansi Mantoo Goonj-University of Jammu’s flagship annual festival of culture, literature, and sports-is all set to find a grander stage. Beyond the confines of spiritually blissful, scenic and mesmerizing Jammu and Kashmir, its echo will…
Omkar Dattatray Pulhor or Pulhoer is a traditional and indigenous sleeper made of dried paddy grass by Kashmiris but today is has disappeared from the Kashmiri culture and society.Pulhor was the identity of the Kashmiri…
Ashok Sharma The Dogras, known for their resilience, hard work and deep cultural roots, inhabit the picturesque region of Duggar. Primarily agrarian, they spend their days toiling on their farms from dawn to dusk, yet…
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