Kashmir In My Lens

07/12/2023

These photos take me back to that evening. I remember, it was such an evening, the last time we met at this place. By the shores of Dal Lake, we sat together, conversing amidst the sounds of Dal Lake’s gentle call. I remember. This is the same evening as that, your birthday evening!🐥🤍

This memory is etched; it was your birthday. A moment in time, deep in my heart, forever to stay. 🌸🩵

Now, I am lost in these evenings, in your absence!

20/04/2023

What is meant for you will always arrive on time 🥀

25/09/2022

I will turn your city into my home 🍁💙

16/08/2022

I know I disconnected, but then the next day I wrote you a letter, I was trying to reach out to you.
I was asking for help.

📸

25/06/2022

When our own minds rebel and sow doubt within us, we seek the calm of what truly built our resilience.

I am my valley and the valley is me.

The wind, the grass, the sky, the trees; put me back together when I feel I’m beyond repair. With every breath I hear a whisper that what protects me is far greater than what has come to destroy me.

21/06/2022

A land where even the waters have gone silent.

19/04/2022

Oh soul, I asked, what is it that you find in the mountains?

“Come and seek,” my soul replied, “come and seek my peace” it said, and I followed.

11/04/2022

I wander, broken and lost in the meadows where I saw my boyhood fade.

Chasing the smiles of yesteryears, I see them trickle into my present.

My dreams, now manifested realities rest in the crinkles of my eyes.

Smiles, true and forced now battle together to banish sorrows forever.

📸

07/04/2022

How pretty is Kashid beach?

Gentle waves crash upon the shore as the sun sets and calm descends. Without the chaos and overwhelming crowds, this place is perfect if you are looking for a quick, calming getaway.

04/04/2022

The soft sand beneath your feet at Varsoli is an absolute treat. If you are someone looking for an offbeat destination that isn’t teeming with people, is accessible and easy on the eyes, Varsoli beach is where you should be.

It’s close to Mumbai, this place is connected, yet secluded and tranquil.

A must visit for anyone seeking a serene vacation.

04/04/2022

The soft sand beneath your feet at Varsoli is an absolute treat. If you are someone looking for an offbeat destination that isn’t teeming with people, is accessible and easy on the eyes, Varsoli beach is where you should be.

Close to Pune, this place is connected, yet secluded and tranquil.

A must visit for anyone seeking a serene vacation.

07/03/2022

It isn’t solitude that our hearts and souls long for. What they truly long for, ache even, is peace.

06/03/2022

Be still, my beating heart🤍- Rubal x Priya | KASHMIR

❤️

25/02/2022

What would I give to come back home again and have my lungs fill up with life with every breath I take.

20/02/2022

. . . and what do I tell you of my homeland?

Where amidst eternal winter rests perpetual spring.

Nestled amidst death, rests life.
Buried in grief there’s laughter.
In each breath, a testament of hope.

17/02/2022

Archives from Downtown Srinagar

09/02/2022

In the past couple of years, if there’s anything that we’ve learnt - it is that life will go on even if our breaths freeze.

Life, unaware of the mayhem it caused, goes on.

Despite crushing everything in its path and yet letting spring knock on your door, is perhaps it's way of telling you that you should learn from it.

If life goes on, why shouldn’t we?

28/01/2022

It isn’t solitude that our hearts and souls long for. What they truly long for, ache even, is peace.

26/01/2022

All that was there, is now lost

25/12/2021

When autumn fades, we yearn for that fire, for that joy, for that light for that breeze.

But while we yearn, we must remember that when embers rain again from the sky, we must savour every moment; for it will be too grave a sin to squander it.

24/12/2021

23/12/2021

When grief leaves this land,
I’ll make faces again like I have today. I’ll perhaps be a grown man
with a son or a daughter or two.

I don’t know what will become of my land or me, or my baba (father), or mouj (mother),
I don’t know if the winds will blow differently or if the creases of my mouth will bear wrinkles.

But, when grief leaves this land,
I will make faces again like I have today. With my sons and daughters, I’ll bid it goodbye
And remember the day, I mocked captivity till it ceased to exist.

10/10/2021

I can’t remember how long it’s been since the world and everything in it shattered into a million pieces.

In the shattered world were lost pieces of me that may never come back. I will miss, in the coming years the person I used to be, the person I could be, the friends that were lost forever and may never comeback, the lives that were lost and dreams that remained unfounded.

We will someday open our eyes in a new world - ghosts in living bodies, smiles drenched in pain and sustained on griefs.
Perhaps, when our wounds are old and comfortable we may be able to breathe again, smile again and live again. Perhaps when all is done, we’ll learn to hope again.

30/09/2021

One day the silence will end and the oppressors will be gone.

Our streets will again be ours.
Our lakes, and our trees, will be ours.
Our lands will no longer be drenched in the blood of our children.

The winds will then waft with the scent of freedom and echo with laughter because there will no longer be a reason for mothers to wail.

We’ll tell our children your story, dear oppressors. Don’t worry, we’ll remember you for who you exactly were.

We’ll remember you for the fools who wanted to put a bounty on paradise.

We’ll tell them you disappeared like a thief in the dark, too terrified to ever return.

15/09/2021

All we ever wanted was to be left alone but the world had a fascination with paradise. One by one they all came and left scars behind. Our valley of flowers is now littered with bullets. For what? Why did humans ever think they could capture the kingdom of God?

14/09/2021

Nature is the closest place to Heaven on Earth. By discovering nature, you discover yourself. Found the perfect companion to adventures in this
backpack from

11/09/2021

“I was taking a stroll in downtown Srinagar today in my trendy to spot exotic locations for my next wedding project, when I was instantly bedazzled by the grandeur of Shehr-e-khas. Its natural beauty just engulfs you. My was all about admiring the place that gave wings to my dreams.”


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28/08/2021

You’re not just my brother but a manifestation of my dreams. You’re my soul and heart and you’ve carried my passion and work with you all your life. You’ve put me first and given love and support no one could have dreamed of.

Happy birthday dear brother . You’re my best friend and God’s answer of my prayers.

Thank you for being there - for the grind, for the fun and for life.

I love you so much. xoxo 💛

23/06/2021

Our story is always going to carry the fragrance of roses sold over dark waters in boats that look like fireflies.

All of our land is magic.
The leaves are made of fire,
The earth is made of snow,
The wind is made of music
And dreams are made of freedom.

09/06/2021

Badle tum waise jaise rukh hawaon ka,
Waise jaise chinaar ki chaanv banti hai aatish.

Raaton ko dekhta hoon aasmaan ki taraf aur poochta hoon badalte chaand se,
Kyun mera yaar pehle jaisa nahi?