Coffee shops are no longer just conventional eateries where you may grab a sandwich or a cappuccino on your way to work! Cafes have become everyone’s favorite hangout spots for catching up with coworkers or friends, or spending some alone time reading or writing a novel! People even conduct business at their favorite cafes for […]
Kashmir’s cafe culture has evolved in an expectedly sophisticated manner in recent years, with several theme-based cafes springing up all around the Valley in a swift manner of time. Even though scores of such places have opened up today, but, the coffee lovers from Generation X, and the Millennials still get nostalgic about Coffea Arabica […]
Sabiha Fayaz has been working with one of India’s leading “dot-com firms” for over six years now. The Creative-Head found it next to impossible to work from the confinement of her home. Surely, WFH (Work from Home) was an alien experience for most people when the trend picked pace. However, she found a much needed […]
Nazir Rah dreamt a vision in 2008. The vision was to create something in Kashmir that takes you beyond Kashmir in a boutique setting. That’s how The Rah Bagh was conceptualized back in 2008. Set in the backdrop of Zabarwan Hills far away from the hustle of the city and waters of Dal Lake, the […]
Anam Khan, Co-Owner “Books & Bricks Cafe” When the lockdown was imposed in March, as a response to the COVID 19 pandemic, it seemed unimaginable that there would come a time when we would be able to run the cafe as normal again. Not undermining the fact that millions were on the verge of starvation, […]
As streets are slowly picking up the familiar footfall faded by consecutive curbs in the valley, Kashmir’s new-age cafes are trying to regain their pulse through a robust system of deliveries, utmost hygiene and clientele support. This revival strategy has paved path for some interesting sectors to blossom for the first time in the valley. Prime […]
Srinagar: In his first public appearance after release from house arrest former Chief Minister of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir Dr Farooq Abdullah Saturday inaugurated an ice cream shop in Srinagar. Dr Abdullah who has been lying low ever since his release last month appeared at Sangarmal Shopping Complex on MA Road and […]
Have a “Kehwa with Gulukand (Rose Petals)”at “Chai Jaai Café”. Chai Jaai is a perfect place to relax and have a cup of tea. The view of the café is overlooking river “Jhelum” and it feels one is taking a taste of history because of its location. Its contemporary artistic papier machie work on the […]