Kashmir Through Old Photographs

A collection of old photographs showing everyday commerce and street life in Srinagar during the 1970s and 1980s. The pictures include an elderly shopkeeper seated among sacks of grains and spices while holding a hookah; men at a timber distribution site using traditional weighing scales for logs; two children standing on a street with shops in the background; densely packed wooden houses along a riverbank with carved balconies; children seated on the edge of a traditional donga houseboat; a multi-storey brick commercial building with shops like a printing press; a lively fruit market at Dal Gate with crates of apples and handicraft displays; residents on a long donga on the River Jhelum; a cotton seller surrounded by large sacks for bedding materials; and busy ground-floor shops under wooden residential buildings with hanging laundry and signboards. Simple views of old Kashmir. This color photograph shows an elderly shopkeeper seated inside a traditional market shop in Srinagar, sur...

A collection of old photographs showing everyday street and riverside life in Srinagar during the 1980s. The pictures include narrow residential lanes with traditional multi-storey wooden houses, brick extensions, balconies, overhead wires, and pedestrians going about daily routines; groups of children in simple clothing standing together in neighborhood streets; the Khanqah-e-Moula (Shah-e-Hamdan) shrine with its carved wooden architecture, visitors, and caretakers managing donations; densely built houses along the Jhelum River with stone steps, moored dunga boats, and reflections on the water; a traditional metal utensil shop with hanging pots and vessels; and broader views of the river with bridges, houseboats, and tightly packed riverfront buildings. Simple views of old Kashmir. This photograph from the 1980s captures a residential street scene in Srinagar, offering a close view of everyday urban life away from formal commercial centers. Traditional multi-storey wooden houses li...