“In the fourth edition of the History of Srinagar 1846–1947 (2013), Mohammad Ishaq Khan quotes many customs that are common to both Muslims and Kashmiri Pandits even today. Take, for instance, the surnames common to both but mostly surviving amongst the Kashmiri Muslim community: Lone, Tantray, Raina, Chak, Teng, Rather, Thakur, Parray, Kuchay, Pal, Khanday, Dar, Rishi, Wani, Tak, Banday, Ganae.”
― Kashmir: Land of Regrets
― Kashmir: Land of Regrets
“लेकिन मुस्कराने की शर्त पक्की है मुस्कराहट मुआवज़ा है मेरा मुझ को इतने से काम पे रख लो!”
― पाजी नज्में
― पाजी नज्में
“मुझको इतने से काम पे रख लो जब भी सीने में झूलता लॉकेट उलटा हो जाए तो मैं हाथों से सीधा करता रहूँ उसको”
― पाजी नज्में
― पाजी नज्में
“That is the quality of drunkards, they have a lot of friends. Because what men find most endearing in other men are their tragic flaws. That is why alcoholics never run out of friends.”
― The Illicit Happiness Of Other People
― The Illicit Happiness Of Other People
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