A vintage postcard from my personal collection.

My post in December gives a clue about some of the serious  things that are happening now in Kashmir, especially as the US and other foreign troops leave Afghanistan. Now it is time to look at something quite different.

I have been following a wonderful web site that gives a fascinating insight into the rich cultural history of this amazing State. It neatly avoids direct association with the volatile politics, separatism etc. but there are hints of the consequences.

The site is Search Kashmir, in bits and pieces . The owner, Vinayak Razdan summarises it as “A blog about Kashmir. Culture, Literature, Art, Music, History, Vintage Photographs and other minor distractions.” It is definitely worth spending plenty of time exploring; it’s full of information and totally absorbing.