Rare Photos Of Kashmir

1850s Painting of Nalamar Kashmir.
Painting by William Carpenter(1818-1899) made in 1853 showing various aspects of daily life on the Mar Kul &and the attire of the common people of the time. Mr. Carpenter made three annual trips to Kashmir in 1853, 54 & 55. During the trips he painted Landscapes, scenes, its people & it's life. After his return to England he sold the paintings to Illustrated London News. On Kashmiri's & Ladakh he had made 31 Paintings.
Looks more aesthetically pleasing and beautiful than the real thing.

Firdous Cinema Hawal 1980.
One used to watch a "Khel" and not a Film or a Movie! In 1988 3rd Rs 2 stall 3•50 Dress 5•50 & balcony Rs 7 0nly !

Kids playing in street in Srinagar Kashmir 1960.
Those were the days when people were more happy without footwear than today when people are roaming in luxurious cars..OH GOD..please return those days again.

1980 Nalchih Ghar shop in Srinagar.
To make "Narkoon " Pipes for Hubble bubble "Jajeer" was an art.
This is something one would find in every home, every shop or other work places. Good this habit is dying down.

Sonamarg Kashmir 1972.
We should preserve natures originality not at the cost of getting commercialization every piece of land for our self interests other wise God will not forgive all of us & will defiantly punish.

Kashmiri kids Dal Lake in 1970s. Simple innocence on display.