as recorded by Diwan Kirpa Ram in his Gulzari Kashmir were either in Arabic or in Persian. The styles were Kufi, Naskh, Makramat Suls, Riqa and Raihan in Arabic and Nastaliq Shikast, Gular ...

Chila Kalan' is a Persian word where ‘Chila’ means to confine oneself indoors. When the Kashmir Valley witnesses Chillai Kalan, there is extreme snowfall which causes water bodies like the ...