Ayaan Khan: The Rising Star from Kashmir Early Life and Education Ayaan Khan, an Indian film actor, hails from the enchanting city of Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. Born and raised…
Mir Sarwar: A Journey from Kashmir to the Global Stage
In the realm of cinema, certain individuals emerge as beacons of talent and authenticity, and Mir Sarwar is undeniably one of those luminaries. Hailing from the picturesque valleys of Kashmir,…
Ghulam Ahmad Mahjoor
The revolutionary poet Mahjoor, Ghulam Ahmad Mahjoor popularly known as Shair-e-Kashmir (the poet of Kashmir) was born at Mitrigam, Pulwama on Ist August, 1887. Mahjoor has a place of honor…
Baba Reshi
Baba Payam-uddin "Baba Reshi" Sheikh Alam Noor Uddin Noorani impressed upon the Kashmiri intellectuals, powerful men, and rulers, the reality and importance of Islam. He employed discourses, discussions, debates, revelations…
Sheikh Hamza Makhdoom
Sheikh Hamza Makhdum, entitled Mehboob-Ul-Alam, and Sultan-Ul-Arifeen, was born to Baba Usman, of the Chandra-Vanshi Rajput family, a hereditary landlord, a scholar and a mystic saint of high order. Sheikh…
Bulbul Shah
People called him with the epithet of the nightingale of Kashmir, Bulbul Shah's Real name was Syed Sheriff Uddin Abdul Rehman and title Syed Bilal that owing to frequent use…
Lalla Ded
Lalla Arifa or Lalla Ded is seen as a blend of Hindu-Muslim amalgamation. The Hindus regard her the reincarnate whereas the Muslims, a perfect mystic saint. The Hindus say that…
Khwaja Abdul Karim Kashmiri
'Kashmiris have always been at their intellectual Zenith', writes the famous historian, G.M.D. Sufi, 'and among those great Kashmiris who achieved international recognition, Khwaja Abdul Karim was the one who…
Maulana Anwar Shah Kashmiri
Maulana Anwar Shah Kashmiri was a native of Kashmir. He was born on 27th Shawwal, A. H. 1292/1875, in a Sayyid family. At the age of four and a half…
Habba Khatoon
Habiba, alias Habba Khatoon, was a great poetess of the late sixteenth century. Born in Chandhar (Pampore), fifteen kilometers from Srinagar, her parents used to call her Zoon (Moon) due…