Kashmir

Authentic Kashmiri Wazwan is now available in Bengaluru, thanks to Srinagar's Azmat Ali Mir who launched 'Sarposh' to bring the true taste of Kashmir's cuisine to South India.

Dr Rukhsaar Sayeed from Pampore, Kashmir, started ‘Khalis Foods’ — a food company offering homemade preservative-free frozen items for all ages. Her love for cooking took her to MasterChef India, where she’s sharing authentic Kashmiri cuisine with the world.

Umer Ahmad Ganie from Zagigam village in Kashmir worked for daily wages during the day and studied at night to prepare for NEET. He scored an impressive 601 marks out of 720 without any exta coaching classes.

Aamir Khanyari took his ancestral land and turned it into My Kashmir Home, a beautiful homestay nestled amid Kashmir’s valleys, where you wake up to vast orchards, chirping birds, and traditional Kashmiri food.

Engineer Insha Qazi returned to Kashmir from the UK to show tourists just how stunning and picturesque her homeland is. On an old land she built the Cheese Cottage, a homestay that is an ode to her love for the valley.

Have you eaten a traditional Kashmiri wazwan with its platter of meaty delicacies? At these homestays you'll be spoilt for choice when it comes to food.

Aliya Farooq is Kashmir’s first certified female fitness trainer, but had to fight many battles with sexism, ridicule, and depression to achieve the feat. She shares how fitness helped her rediscover herself, and how she’s helping other women do the same.

Dawood Mohammad and his wife, Mariya Mushtaq, started the Animal Rescue Kashmir, a venture that shelters wounded animals.

Haji Mohammad Shafi Sheikh from Kashmir quit his job as a contractor in a forest corporation to grow exotic red pears that now fetch him more than Rs 25 lakh a year.

Remember Sandeep Pandit from MasterChef Australia Season 11? Here's how he's giving the country a taste of India with his traditional Kashmiri Pandit recipes.