Articles by Mumin Gul
Kashmir in Freeze Frame: Stepping Into Snow Shoes
+7 View Gallery 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 MI Photo by Mumin Gul MI Photo by Mumin Gul MI Photo by Mumin Gul MI Photo by Mumin Gul MI Photo by Mumin Gul MI Photo by Mumin Gul MI Photo by Mumin Gul MI Photo by Mumin Gul MI Photo by Mumin Gul MI Photo by Mumin Gul MI Photo by Mumin Gul With the sudden scenic shift, the fresh snowfall has brought out a lot of emotions in Kashmir. Just before dawn, muezzin wakes up to check the clock.
In Pictures | Season of Headgears in Kashmir
+6 View Gallery 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 MI Photo by Mumin Gul MI Photo by Mumin Gul MI Photo by Mumin Gul MI Photo by Mumin Gul MI Photo by Mumin Gul MI Photo by Mumin Gul MI Photo by Mumin Gul MI Photo by Mumin Gul MI Photo by Mumin Gul MI Photo by Mumin Gul From voguish hat to warrior headgear, Kashmir wears in all in the spell of chill. A proscribed drone shot would’ve shown a freeze frame dotted with the vibrant hatted heads.
In Pictures: Juxtaposition of Jhelum—Kashmir’s River of Life - Mountain Ink
+6 View Gallery 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 MI Photo by Mumin Gul MI Photo by Mumin Gul MI Photo by Mumin Gul MI Photo by Mumin Gul MI Photo by Mumin Gul MI Photo by Mumin Gul MI Photo by Mumin Gul MI Photo by Mumin Gul MI Photo by Mumin Gul MI Photo by Mumin Gul They may be singing songs on its springiness, but Jhelum is gradually changing its course in Kashmir. And much of that change has to do with the reflection of times.
In Photos: Landmarks of Srinagar — UNESCO’s Creative City - Mountain Ink
Srinagar’s entry into UNESCO’s creative cities network in the category of ‘Folk Art and Craft’ has once again revived the significance of the heritage city and its landmarks. A swarm of faithful has an outpouring gusto about them as they arrive to participate in Urs of Dastgeer Sahib in Old City’s Khanyar area. The hallowed days has lit up the market and mood amid all the gloom.
‘Beware of Smiling Faces’: Paradise’s ‘Poets on Wheels’
+9 View Gallery 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Anguish of Jilted Lover. Anguish of Jilted Lover. / MI Photo by Mumin Gul Plight of Paradise. Plight of Paradise. / MI Photo by Mumin Gul That Optimist in Us. That Optimist in Us. / MI Photo by Mumin Gul A Koshur Thing. A Koshur Thing. / MI Photo by Mumin Gul Dream Boy. Dream Boy. / MI Photo by Mumin Gul Express Ride. Express Ride. / MI Photo by Mumin Gul Poetic Window. Poetic Window. / MI Photo by Mumin Gul Smile Statement. Smile Statement.
Fall, Fields, Festivity: Hues of Harvest in Kashmir
As they reap what they sow in spring, Kashmir’s golden landscape at once turns festive with harvest hands and hymns in autumn. Sweat beads shine their furrowed foreheads as the scorching sun in a sleepy hamlet glows the golden swathes of paddy fields. In this pastoral portrait, Kashmir’s farmers reap the harvest with festive vibes. With the reaping season on its last leg, the hands-that-serve are stacking up haystacks and loading sackful of grains as the fruit of labour.
Fading Frames — Old Signs of New Kashmir | Mountain Ink
Beyond the blitz created by the ongoing brush strokes, Srinagar is changing and so are its signs which once made it a pulsating city. At the farther corner of the Poloview street where an artist crew lately arrived to paint a parking lot into a leisure junction, a signboard of Kashmir’s genuine craft is silently fading. The sign makes it certain that a collective sense of amnesia has gripped the city which once took great pride in its craft character.
On the Face of Kashmir — Frown Frames | Mountain Ink
Face Fits. Face Fits. / Mumin Gul for MI Eying Emancipation. Eying Emancipation. / Mumin Gul for MI Innocent Image. Innocent Image. / Mumin Gul for MI Street Silhouette. Street Silhouette. / Mumin Gul for MI Fiery Face. Fiery Face. / Mumin Gul for MI Cracked Childhood. Cracked Childhood. / Mumin Gul for MI Aged Anguish. Aged Anguish. / Mumin Gul for MI Grand Grace. Grand Grace. / Mumin Gul for MI Frail Frame. Frail Frame. / Mumin Gul for MI Thoughtful Tenacity. Thoughtful Tenacity.
In pictures: How two years without Article 370 has hurt Kashmiri workers
Insight As Kashmir completes its second year of lockdown, the people most affected have been its daily wage workers, who have endured immense mental and financial stress. What started off as rumours became the worst possible trauma that the people of Kashmir could have faced on August 5, 2019, when their semi-autonomous status was stripped with the abrogation of Article 370 and Article 35A from the Indian Constitution.
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