I was taught: Do not look at the eagle flying overhead, it will pluck your eyes out clean. I was taught: A Batta is one who can steal an eagle's egg clean from underneath the bird of prey sitting high in its nest.
Jammu. July 2013. My first experience with kites was in Srinagar. It was a failed experiment. I tied a pangot thread to a kanni and ran around, pretending it was flying. That was the last summer. I really learnt the art in Jammu. But it was a different art. In…
Train may baithe do Kaashmiri Train may baithe do Kaashmiri Raat Bhar 'Hata Warai !Hata Warai!' Howay Howay Two Kashmiri meet in a train and for the entire night the train rings with shouts of : 'How are you? Are you fine?' ~ lines from a funny multi-lingual Kashmiri song…
