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Modern trends saw a decline in the use of pherans in favour of the shalwar kameez. [28] However, there has been a revival in recent years as pherans have become part of modern fashion, [29] and are worn by females of other areas of Kashmir as well. [30] Kashmiri men are also wearing the pheran as a fashionable outfit. [31]
Bollywood actor Anupam Kher also wished Kashmiri people on "World Pheran Day." [ 2 ] In 2022, Pheran Day was celebrated at historic Ghanta Ghar. [ 3 ] The main aim of this day was to popularise the loose-and-long woollen gown worn to fight the biting cold as the minimum temperature hovers below sub-zero in various parts of Kashmir valley.
Kashmiri livelihood, kinship and descent is one of the major concepts of Kashmiri cultural anthropology. Hindu Kashmiris and Muslim Kashmiris living in the Kashmir Valley of Jammu and Kashmir region of India, Pakistan and China are from the same ethnic stock. Kashmir is home to a variety of tribes, each with its distinct traditions, customs ...
Kashmiri is recognised as a regional language in the state and is also among the 22 scheduled languages of India. Kashmiri has split ergativity and the unusual verb-second word order. Although Kashmiri was traditionally written in the Sharda script, [16] [17] [18] it is not in common use today, except for religious ceremonies of the Kashmiri ...
The principal aspects of the shawl are its distinctive Kashmiri weaving technique and fine wool. [1] However, the Kashmir shawl's definition has varied in time and place, depending on various factors such as the material used and its cost, the method of construction, the intended use, and the status of the wearer. [1]
In Tibet, Tibetan Muslims are known as Khache, literally "Kashmiris" in Tibetan, because many are descendants of pre-modern emigrants from Kashmir. [5] In Nepal, they are split into two groups: Khache, who have Kashmiri ancestry and therefore hold Indian passports; and Khazar, who have Nepali ancestry and therefore hold Nepali passports.
A kanger (Kashmiri pronunciation:; also known as kangri or kangid or kangir) [1] is an earthen pot woven around with wicker filled with hot embers used by Kashmiris to keep the chill at bay, [2] which is also regarded as a work of art. [3] It is normally kept inside the pheran, the Kashmiri cloak, [4] or inside a blanket. [5]
Khurram Parvez, Kashmiri human rights activist. Sanaullah Amritsari, Indian freedom struggle activist and co-founder of Jamia Millia Islamia; Shehla Rashid, Political and civil rights activist. Ayub Thakur, (1948 – 2004) Kashmiri political activist and founder of London-based World Kashmir Freedom Movement (WKFM).