Introduced by British Raj officials, Kashmir houseboats – long promoted as the picture of an ideal Kashmir holiday – are facing an uncertain future. Introduced by British Raj officials, Kashmir ...
SRINAGAR, India (Reuters Life!) - For nearly a century, hand-carved houseboats bobbing on a placid lake drew millions of visitors to the stunningly beautiful Himalayan region of Kashmir. But today a ...
SRINAGAR, IndiaSRINAGAR, India — A massive fire Saturday engulfed several wooden houseboats anchored in Indian-controlled Kashmir’s popular Dal Lake and three charred bodies were recovered from the ...
The fabled houseboat, like all things Kashmiri, had its origins in a political dispute. The deeply suspicious Dogra royal family of Kashmir might have had an alliance with British India, but they were ...
This 2022 video by VideoVolunteers community correspondent Urvat il Wuska from Srinagar, Kashmir, highlights the story of one houseboat owner who has appealed to the government for compensation. The ...
Modern Kashmir has two makers: Heedless partition is her sire, Bollywood is her stylist. Never did the forces of nurture and nature produce such a contradictory creature -- a violent bed of ethnic ...
The turbulent region has long weathered violence and political strife, but India’s security crackdown and the coronavirus have brought life in the tourist-dependent region to a near halt. By Emily ...