Autumn last year.....it was a nice interaction.

Islamic globes and astrolabes represent the depth and sophistication of scientific culture in the medieval Muslim world. Celestial globes were intricately crafted brass spheres made 9th century onwards. These were precise astronomical instruments used for scientific observations,

2. marriage of Raja Hari Singh (the future Maharaja). And there's a small handwritten note at the bottom urging guests to arrive on time, a gentle reminder that, even over a century ago Kashmiris were to say the least not that punctual. Source: Munshi Archives, Habba Kadal.

1. In or around 1889, Persian was officially replaced by Urdu as the court language of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir. Yet, the language lingered in formal and semi-official circles for decades. An example is this wedding invitation from June 16, 1913, issued for the

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2. For more, do check Chai", in the City of Kashmir.

1. Wishing all tea lovers a very #HappyInternationalTeaDay. I did enjoy writing about the tradition of #chai in #Kashmir.

For those who come from outside, it is a city you fall in love in and fall in love with, only to find yourself, in time, falling out of favour with it or discovering it has fallen out of favour with you. But it never leaves your imagination. @the_hindu

Planted some Hatab (false Witch Hazel) or Jacquemont’s parrotispsis courtesy @mashah06. I think it is named after the French botanist, Victor Jacquemont who visited Kashmir in the 1830s. There is a small passage on Jacquemont in my book on Srinagar.

Below is a review of City of Kashmir, published in The Telegraph. https://t.co/0tfrh0IzJu

Attaul Munim's generous review of 'City of Kashmir' for The Hindu. https://t.co/4gD1g4fqML

For those interested in the City of Kashmir, do check my conversation with @MaqboolMajid in today's Hindustan Times. https://t.co/TdA20A8kly

Thank you, @HamdaniSameer . Your 'City of Kashmir' has shown me sides of Srinagar—my birthplace, where I was raised—that I never truly saw. Gratitude doesn’t feel like enough.

Thank you @ad_astra_12, for "The Last Knot".

“The Srinagar that Hamdani reassembles is steeped in the interlaced histories: a city that witnessed the horrors of the marauding Mongol armies in 14th century, borrowed its art and architecture from the Hellenistic world of ancient Bactria between 1st and 4th centuries, paid

But “there is another side to Srinagar,”@shakirmir 's review of the City of Kashmir for @BookReviewsAsia

A student's sketch of Panderethan Temple, Srinagar. Charcoal on paper. Sneha Kumari

This is in our neighbourhood. And no sign of anyone from the Wildlife department or administration doing anything. Does anyone even care? https://t.co/y6A5D4EOK8

Fasahat Khan Razii.

4. “gov kouni Khanbal ti Khadinyar” From Khanbal (South Kashmir) to Khandiyar (North Kashmir), it (Kashmir) became one. This does give a rather vivid image of the entire Kashmir valley drowned. This and some more in the next volume of Srinagar.

3. was written in the local vernacular, Kashmiri and relates to the devastation in the city following the great flood of 1903. This Kashmiri shahr ashoub, “Sehlab Nama” (The Book of Flood), has a very popular refrain,