Came across this incredible image in a book called ‘Bonfire of Kashmiriyat: Deconstructing the accession’ (2006) by Sandeep Bamzai ( It’s a nifty book to check out if you are into getting the initial timeline, dates, events right). My first thoughts were Henri Cartier Bresson and the people looking at the hair. But the book doesn’t credit any photographer and just explains it as ‘A huge crowd listens to Shiekh Abdullah’.
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The famous Cartier Bresson:
Ref : do the pahada
Dear Vinayak,
i must confess at first i was unable to comprehend what you were trying to get at. But once i came to the table it hit me like a brick on the face. Amazingly i could recall the entire table as recited by your blessed dadi. This along with lyrics of 'Ya tuli khanjar marey' are going to be a prized possession. Thank You.
Dinesh Labroo