Kashmir Box Blog

Meet Sajad Rafeeq, a freelance photographer of Kashmir.Driven by his passion and love for photography he is the first Kashmiri to make it to the Iconic NAT Geo Cover Shot...

I observe him working on a box, the elaborate detailing of which leaves me totally awestruck. He captures even the tiniest veins of a leaf with a whole multitude of...

Simple, vivacious and determined, Nusrat Jahan Ara is a face which has inspired scores of Kashmiri  women to break free from the routine household chores and secure pensioned government jobs...

Though I was always passionate about travelling, it is only since 2014 that I started travelling solo.  Exploring new places and encountering the locals on the go has been one...

 Singing happened to me when I wanted to express what I wrote. I wanted someone to sing the words I wrote but no one was really interested. One thing led...

The blackish brown tar like substance which is extracted from the mountain ranges of Himalayas and is known as Elixir of Life is your superfood of all time - Shilajit....

This is Arifa Jan, a young woman who is passionate about reviving the dying art of making Kashmir Namdas. When she graduated from the Craft Development Institute she knew what...

Kashmir is beautiful throughout the year, however, Spring is the time wherein comes forth the colorful glory that lays deep in the winter sleep.There are many places to visit in...

Even though we were and are teachers, we knew fabric painting and crochet and loved doing it together. Not being trained from any design institute, we improved our skills mainly...

This is a blog series of the various places that one must see in this heavenly state. In Part 1 of this series, we will focus on the Srinagar region of...

This is a blog series of the various places that one must see in this heavenly state. The whole state of Jammu & Kashmir can be divided into three main...