Fresh Kashmir Chestnuts Are Back — Here’s Why Autumn Waits for Them By: Kashmir Bazar | October 2026 Srinagar: Autumn in Kashmir does not arrive with a single announcement. It arrives quietly. The Chinar leaves begin changing colour. Mornings acquire a gentle chill. Apple orchards grow quieter after the harvest. Markets begin filling with the […]
Kashmiri Products for Your Home: 12 Timeless Treasures to Bring Kashmir Home By: Kashmir Bazar | October 2026 Some souvenirs sit on a shelf. The best Kashmiri products become part of your life. There are places you visit. And then there are places you somehow carry back with you. Kashmir belongs to the second category. […]
Kashmir Bazar | Shop Authentic Kashmiri Pashmina, Saffron & Handicrafts By: Kashmir Bazar | September 2026 There are places you visit. And then there are places you carry home. Kashmir belongs firmly in the second category. Sometimes it comes home wrapped around your shoulders as a Pashmina. Sometimes it arrives in a tiny box of […]
Diwali 2026: Gift the Soul of Kashmir — A Festive Journey Through Saffron, Pashmina & Kashmiri Craft By: Kashmir Bazar | September 2026 This Diwali, don’t just exchange gifts. Exchange stories — from the saffron fields of Pampore, the walnut-carving workshops of Srinagar and the timeless world of Kashmiri Pashmina to the comforting warmth of […]
This Diwali, Don’t Just Gift Something. Gift a Story from Kashmir. By: Kashmir Bazar | August 2026 Srinagar: Every Diwali has its familiar rituals — lamps glowing at the doorstep, homes dressed in colour, mithai boxes moving from one family to another and beautifully wrapped gifts waiting to be opened. But somewhere between mass-produced hampers […]
By: Kashmir Bazar | August 2026 Kashmir Bazar Festive Gift Hampers | Diwali, Christmas, New Year & Valentine’s Day Gifts from Kashmir Close your eyes and imagine walking through a bazar in the old city of Srinagar. The air smells faintly of saffron and cardamom. A shopkeeper unfolds a Pashmina shawl so fine it seems […]
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 […]