By: Kashmir Bazar | July 2026 Meet Waguv: The 300-Year-Old Kashmiri Reed Mat That Just Became India’s Favourite New Word Some crafts fade quietly into museum shelves. Others get a second life the moment the right person says their name out loud. Waguv — Kashmir’s centuries-old handwoven reed mat, also called Wagoo, Vaghu, or Vagu […]
By: Kashmir Bazar | July 2026 Kashmir Bazar: The Marketplace Bringing the Valley’s Heritage to Your Doorstep Ask anyone who has ever wrapped themselves in a genuine Pashmina shawl on a cold evening, or sipped a cup of saffron-laced Kahwa after a long day, and they’ll tell you the same thing: Kashmir doesn’t just make […]
By: Professor Upendra Kaul Walnut (Akhrot in Urdu and Doon/ Doun in Kashmiri) is the edible seed of the tree of the genus Juglans. The most popular one is the Persian walnut (also called English walnut), Juglans regia. These ripen between the periods of September and November. The brown, wrinkled walnut shell is enclosed in […]