Things used to be very spontaneous and pure! The genuine look of simplicity and warmth can be seen on everyone's faces! Yearn for those days! Pray for return of such golden times to return at the earliest !
The photograph is of 1904 showing Dal Derwaza being rebuilt after the old one got damaged in 1903 floods. Chinar Bagh can be clearly seen. Regarding sand / mud banks of Tzchunt kul is because there was no road along the bank & it extended right upto slope of Kohi Suleiman.
1897 View of Jhelum, Srinagar Kashmir.
Photograph is of 1910's as one can notice insulators of electric pole on left. Electrical distribution system for commoners was laid from 1910 onwards. Shopper on right is a Muslim wearing Shalwar & for foot wear he is using Peazaar.
One wearing long Pheran inner "Poacsh" & no pajama is a pandit preist " Goour" Others wearing Churidar pajamas & long coats/Kurtas are either Dogras or KP Sarkari officials.
Would like for information for our younger gen. that Panjra Kari windows were used in those days. During winter plain kashmiri paper used to be pasted on them so that cold air does not come in. For light mustard oil was applied on the paper to make it translucent to allow light in. Can be visualized in the photograph.
It is internal road connecting Habba Kadal- Karfali Mohalla- Fateh Kadal mission school. This road was mostly used by British teachers who used to teach at Mission school boys and for girls at fateh kadal.
Teacher of CMS School going through these roads/ Lanes on bicycle. Rev. Tyndle Biscoe was the first one in Kashmir to have a bicycle. He has given full account of his rides through lanes of Shear e Khas in his autobiography, which is a Must Read for all Old Kashmir Lovers. It had been reprinted and easily available at Gulshan Books Store Residency Road Srinagar.
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