Tales of Kashmir

There is a hill above Srinagar where a saint has lain buried for four hundred and fifty years, and where people still climb the steep stairway to visit him. Almost everything known about him traces back to one devoted disciple's pen — and, further…

In the poetry of Shamas Faqir, the search for God becomes a search for the origin of the self, the world, and the questions that human beings carry within them. Some poets survive in libraries. Others survive in the voices of the people. Shamas Faqir …

In the long spiritual history of Kashmir, there are saints whose names are remembered not only because of their spiritual achievements but because they became the voice of ordinary people. Kashmir has produced mystics who spoke through silence, poets …

Sheikh Noor-ud-Din Wali (R.A) or Nund Reshi is a famous Sufi saint from Kashmir. He was born in 1377 CE on the day of Eid al-Adha. He is also known as Sheikh ul Alam and Alamdar-e-Kashmir. He is highly respected by both Muslims as well as Hindus. Shei…