Kashmir Through Old Photographs

A collection of old photographs showing everyday moments in Kashmir during the twentieth century. The pictures include young girls playing the traditional game ghar ghar in the 1960s using simple objects in rural and semi-urban areas; a typical Srinagar street scene in the 1970s with a small roadside setup and wooden furniture for informal commerce; Jamia Masjid in Srinagar viewed from the southwest in 1906 with surrounding residential buildings and open ground; students in the playground at Burn Hall School in Srinagar in May 1970; the Srinagar Club at Bund along the Jhelum River during heavy winter snowfall in 1911; and shops with street activity in the commercial area of Dal Gate in Srinagar in 1980. Simple views of old Kashmir. This color photograph from the 1960s captures young Kashmiri girls engaged in the traditional childhood game known locally as ghar ghar, a form of imaginative role play reflecting domestic life. Played using simple objects found in nature or around the h...

A collection of old photographs showing public life and landscapes in Srinagar from the late nineteenth century to the 1980s. The pictures include the Srinagar Club building along the Veth River in 1911 with a small boat and river activity; a community gathering at Hazratbal in 1950 with men and children carrying bundles; a formal studio portrait of a Kashmiri couple in traditional attire from the late 1800s; a motor car loaded with luggage and hunting trophies on a mountain road near Uri in 1936; a couple preparing traditional Wazwan cuisine inside a houseboat kitchen on Dal Lake in 1982; and a family collecting water along a tree-lined canal near Nagin Lake toward Hazratbal in 1976. Simple views of old Kashmir. This 1911 photograph shows the Srinagar Club situated on the right bank of the Veth River, just upstream of Abdullah Bridge. Constructed in 1899, the building served as a social club primarily for British residents and visiting foreigners during the colonial period. Member...

A collection of old photographs showing everyday movement and community scenes in Srinagar during the mid to late twentieth century. The pictures include houseboats moored along the Jhelum River near Budshah Bridge in 1969 with integrated riverside neighborhoods; Kashmiri women gathered in a public setting in the 1950s wearing traditional clothing; a man in traditional attire with a walking stick at a communal event in 1960; residents along the shores of Wular Lake in 1958 engaged in washing, fishing, and social activities beside stone embankments; small boats on the Jhelum River at Zaina Kadal in 1985 with dense riverbank buildings; and people crossing Amira Kadal bridge in 1962 using bicycles, tongas, and foot traffic. Simple views of old Kashmir. This 1969 color photograph shows a line of houseboats moored along the Jhelum River near Budshah Bridge in Srinagar. The river served as the main waterway of the Kashmir Valley, supporting transport, trade, and residential life along it...

A collection of old photographs showing everyday street trades and domestic routines in Srinagar during the twentieth century. The pictures include a baker handing fresh bread to a customer in the 1970s with shelves full of loaves; a portrait of a traditional kulfi seller known for handcrafted treats; a woman husking rice with a wooden pestle and stone mortar in early twentieth-century attire; a modest bakery shop with decorative woodwork and stacked breads; a studio portrait of Hafiza performers from the early twentieth-century dance tradition; children washing clothes along the Jhelum River bank in the late twentieth century; and a neighborhood shop in the 1980s with vegetable displays, pedestrians, and a cinema poster nearby. Simple views of old Kashmir. This photograph shows a Kashmiri baker in Srinagar during the 1970s, handing freshly baked bread to a customer across a wooden counter. Behind him, shelves are stacked with round breads and baked items, reflecting the scale and s...

A collection of old photographs showing everyday street life, waterways, and public spaces in Kashmir from the late nineteenth century to the 1980s. The pictures include Hari Singh High Street in Srinagar in 1983 with wooden shops and light pedestrian traffic; Ali Kadal wooden bridge over the Jhelum River in late nineteenth-century Srinagar with dense riverbank buildings; people washing clothes along Dal Lake stone steps in 1977; a traditional donga boat carrying passengers on calm waters in the early twentieth century; Mercedes tour buses parked at Tangmarg en route to Gulmarg in the 1960s with a government cafeteria nearby; and Nishat Garden along Dal Lake in the late nineteenth century with terraced steps reaching the water and no road access. Simple views of old Kashmir. A street view of Hari Singh High Street in Srinagar photographed in 1983, showing traditional wooden commercial buildings, small shops, and everyday pedestrian activity. The road appears lightly trafficked, wit...

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...