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Literary and Cultural Writeups .
PHERAN AND LAADH.
In olden days, there was little difference in the Pheran ( cloak or an overall ) of a poor Kashmiri Pandit and Muslim . The pheran used by Muslims also had the usual 'Laadh' . Both ,Pandits and Muslims would use Khraav ( wooden Sandals or Khadaaoon) or a Pull'hor in their feet . Laadh was/is a fold of the cloth on a long Pheran at its bottom. The Laadh was possibly meant to cover shrinkage of the cloth .It could also be for some other reasons ; I am not sure. However , Khraav( wooden sandals) and Pull'hor ( dry grass sandal) was used by Pandits and Muslims. Later while Pandits retained the Laadh in their Pherans , Muslims made Pherans without Laadh.
Beneath this long Pheran , a common Kashmiri could easily hide his poverty .See page 24 of the book :-https://en.calameo.com/read/0043933872630bf47fae9
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PS
Marion Doughty was in Kashmir sometime at the close of 19th century. Mrs Assiza cooked food for Doughty . Marion Doughty lived in a Doonga. This photo and details are from Marion Doughty's book" Afoot Through The kashmir Valleys" published in 1901.
I have seen some old photos of 19th and early 20th century wherein Pandit and Muslim Pherans have Laadh..
Hatem Tilawoen ,the professional story teller from Kashmir was always seen in a Pheran with Laadh. Aurel Stein met him along with Pandit Govind Koul. He was a shepherd from Kangan area , illiterate yet a master story teller.
GIANI ZAIL SINGH IN KASHMIR..
In 1987, prior to leaving his office due to the end of his term, the then President of India, Giani Zail Singh visited Kashmir along with his family . In this photograph, he is seen with journalist fraternity of Kashmir. I can recognise some senior journalists like M.L . Kak, P.N Jalali, Ghulam Nabi Khayal, Bashir Ahmed Bashir( cartoonist), J. N. Sathu, Zafar Mehraj, Mohhamad Sayed Malik, Shyam Kaul, Shamsuddin Shamim J. N. Raina, Altaf Hussain, Mohan Chiragi, B.L.Kak, O.N.Kaul, Sufi Gulam Mohd,, Khwaja Sonaullah Bhat,C.B. Kaul.P.N Kaul Vakil and some more .
.Giani Zail Singh was the seventh President of India, serving from 1982 to 1987. Prior to his presidency, he was a politician with the Indian National Congress party, and had held several ministerial posts in the Union Cabinet, including that of Home Minister.
He also served as the Secretary-General of the Non-Aligned Movement from 1983 to 1986.
( Avtar Mota)
( The Dancing House )
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