


Jan Bakers Srinagar Kashmir and the baking tradition of the valley
We met Humayun Jaan at Jan Bakers in very casual and unassuming way, while he was trying to fix some plumbing issues of the store. Kashmir was our first tour after blogging started. And like all bloggers, the mind constantly looks for stories while traveling. Jan...
That school at Aru Valley
It was day 4 of our Kashmir trip and after an overnight stay at Pahalgam, we set out for local sight seeing tours around Pahalgam. This consisted of Aru Valley and table top, Betaab Valley and Chandanwari. But this is not about these tourist spots but the school at...
The small home bakery – Kashmir stories
At times the picture says a lot more than the words. One our way to Gulmarg from Pahalgam we came across this small home bakery . A family baking together and running the store embraced us the travellers as if we were a part of the family. Known as Kandoor, they bake these small breads for the village community

Kashmir willow bat – The inside story
The third largest Industry in Kashmir is seeing hard days now. Although the number of cricket matches played across the globe has increased, the nation celebrates the annual cricketing extravaganza called IPL the Kashmir willow bat has a different story to share …