Kashmir

Kashmir botany teacher Dr Rouf Hamza Boda has spent decades documenting 100 mushroom varieties in the valley. From Gucci to oyster, here are five varieties of the fungi which have a host of health benefits to offer.

An icon of Kashmiri cuisine, the wonders of nadru or lotus stem go beyond its taste and versatility, owing to its numerous health benefits.

The Harissa eatery in the downtown area of Srinagar has a centuries-old legacy. It is run by 80-year-old Ghulam Mohammad and his son 45-year-old son Zahoor Ahmad Bhat.

Asma Bhat is using her grandmother’s secret recipes to revive Kashmiri wazwan, a multicourse ceremonial meal, and other traditional dishes.

Saima Shaifi, popularly known as Kral Koor, quit her engineering job to take up pottery, becoming one of the first few in Kashmir to bring the art back in a modern form.

As Kashmir received its first snowfall, snow artists scrounge up the snowfall in the plains to sculpt beautiful and detailed sculptures.

Dr Mitra Satheesh speaks of the road trip she took this year with her 10-year-old son that led to all kinds of soulful experiences.

Neelofar Jaan from Pulwama, Kashmir, has been able to attain financial independence thanks to mushrooms. Watch this video to see what methods she employs to reap big profits, and how she is able to finance her education and take care of her family.

Abdul Aziz Kozgar of Srinagar is one of the last threads to Kashmir’s rose water making legacy - at a very reasonable price.

Earning enough to support her family and fund her studies, Neelofar Jaan of Gangoo village in Kashmir’s Pulwama district lists five easy steps to grow button mushrooms at home.