Mussarat Zia

Gurez jaane say ‘gurez’ na karen! My first trip to Dawar was extremely memorable. Went to the border villages of Kilshay in Tulail and Kanzalwan. Fresh air, desi zeera, apple and rajma, Kishenganga project and the amazing Razdan Top, all left me mesmerised. In summers, a trip would be gorgeous. A potential tourist destination unfolding.

Want to know why these sheep are rushing madly towards the grazing pasture? A very interesting story shared by a friend Yahya Bakhtiyar. It begins when shepherds start scattering salt on the stones. To attract attention, they then make a loud call and the sleepy flock sprint towards the mineral-rich meadow to graze, an ancient rhythm still visible daily from May to late September. These scenes are from Nigdaad meadow, a kilometre from Kanzalwan, in Dawar Gurez. Step out from your OTP-driven grind and reload Nature’s software system. @AMAZlNGNATURE @Nature @Earthpic613496 @NatGeo @Discovery @AnimalPlanet

𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝗚𝗜 𝗤𝗥 𝗖𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗞𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗺𝗶𝗿'𝘀 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵-𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗳𝘁𝘀? Watch the full Ep 2, Season 1, of #Hunarnama, telecast on @DDKashirChannel yesterday at 8.30 pm. @diprjk @dohhkmr @GreaterKashmir @TexMinIndia

Episode 2 of The Craft Story #Hunarnama will be telecast at 8.30 pm tonight on DD Kashmir. Topic - #GI registration and certification. Do watch. @diprjk @dohhkmr @GreaterKashmir @DDKashir

Let us put cat among the pigeons, I mean crafts amongst the chrysanthemums. #KnowYourArtisan #Handmade #Heritage

Kashmir - where all 𝗠𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗮𝗺𝘀 are 𝗔𝘄𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲!

We request craft lovers, tourists and buyers to visit the artisan stalls at the famous Chrysanthemum Garden, Srinagar. You will not be disappointed. Show ends on November 7. @diprjk @dohhkmr @GreaterKashmir

Autumn is ‘gold standard’ season in Kashmir. Unmatched, unsurpassed.

𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗞𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗺𝗶𝗿’𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗻𝘀, 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗳𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗚𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗯𝗮𝗹. Full episode telecast on @DDKashirChannel @diprjk @GreaterKashmir #ODOP

Tune in to DD Kashir at 8.30 pm tonight to see the first episode of 16-part series of ‘Hunar Nama’. We will take you on a Craft Safari beginning with willow wicker in Ganderbal District. @diprjk @DDKashirChannel #teaser @ODOP_IND

If you are not here, you are missing something real. Meet the artisans behind the crafts, among chrysanthemums. #GuleDawood

When master speaks, everyone listens. Haji Ghulam Rasool Khan explains how the majestic Jamawar shawl is made with impossible-to-imagine patchwork. #handmade #kashmir

Let us see how many eyeballs this Nature’s and Floriculture’s wedding destination garners? #ChrysanthemumGarden #Srinagar #Nature

Autumn, also called Harud, is a season in contrast. Chinars shed their flames, yet Gul-e-Dawoods bloom. #Kashmir #Chrysanthemum #Srinagar

Infusing life was not in the artisan’s hand. #YousufMuran

Hazy but crazy Shikara view! #WinterVibes #Kashmir

Any new house which has this wooden cantilevered balcony - ‘Zoon Dab’? Or is it now part of our heritage folklore.

Tucked in a bylane, near Hotel Royal Batoo in Srinagar’s Khayyam Chowk, amidst the aroma of smoking tikkas, you will find an unchartered paradise of carved, uncarved and chiselled walnut furniture and souvenirs. This Lion King Mufasa, hunted in a pair, made each by owner Mudasir Murran’s father and uncle Yousuf Murran from a single log of walnut wood. One was sold for Rs. 18 lakh. The other, he refuses to sell. His amazing collection will be shared in bits and pieces. @pwh2013