Twentieth-Century Social Life & Public Spaces in Old Kashmir Photos
A collection of old photographs showing everyday social interactions and public spaces in Kashmir during the twentieth century. The pictures include Amira Kadal bridge in Srinagar in 1965 with pedestrians and a horse-drawn tanga; a group waiting outdoors for medical care in 1912 beneath trees; the Jhelum River at Nawakadal in the 1940s with a covered donga boat and lightly built riverbanks; women carrying woven baskets of household items along a riverbank in the 1950s; a group of women in traditional attire gathered outside a stone and wooden structure in the late 1950s; and a narrow commercial lane near Habba Kadal Chowk in Srinagar in 1982 with shops, pedestrians, and a car. Simple views of old Kashmir. A mid twentieth century photograph showing Amira Kadal bridge in Srinagar during 1965, when horse-drawn tanga carriages served as a common mode of urban transport. Pedestrians are visible using the footpaths while a tanga moves along the roadway, reflecting an orderly pattern of m...