Kashmir Box Blog

The blackish brown tar like substance which is extracted from the mountain ranges of Himalayas and is known as Elixir of Life is your superfood of all time - Shilajit....

This is Arifa Jan, a young woman who is passionate about reviving the dying art of making Kashmir Namdas. When she graduated from the Craft Development Institute she knew what...

Kashmir is beautiful throughout the year, however, Spring is the time wherein comes forth the colorful glory that lays deep in the winter sleep.There are many places to visit in...

Even though we were and are teachers, we knew fabric painting and crochet and loved doing it together. Not being trained from any design institute, we improved our skills mainly...

This is a blog series of the various places that one must see in this heavenly state. In Part 1 of this series, we will focus on the Srinagar region of...

This is a blog series of the various places that one must see in this heavenly state. The whole state of Jammu & Kashmir can be divided into three main...

Continuing on our journey of Kashmir, we are in the third part of our Must See Places in Kashmir series. Today we will be exploring the beautiful and most amazing...

In the seventeenth century the Mughal Emperor Jahangir set his eyes on the valley of Kashmir. While living in a houseboat on Dal Lake he said “Gar firdaus, ruhe zamin...

Meet Rifat Jan, a strong woman who has broken all stereotypes in the valley and proudly heads a bat manufacturing unit in Kashmir. A modern woman who has been balancing...

Today, over 100 tapestry artisans have switched to other occupations for basic sustenance. If not revived today, the know-how of this craft will never reach the next generation and we...

“I put my heart and soul into the making of these paintings. Right from the scratch, they are purely handmade – no artificial colors, no use of machinery, no external...