Kashmiris
Northern Indian people
Kashmiris are the people native to Kashmir, a region in South Asia divided between India, Pakistan, and China.
The term refers both to ethnic Kashmiris and more broadly to inhabitants of the region regardless of ethnicity.
Kashmiris have distinct cultural traditions, cuisine, and language (Kashmiri).
The region's disputed status has made Kashmiris central to ongoing geopolitical tensions: Kashmiris have lived under military presence for decades.
Militarized de facto border
- ceasefireAgreed halt to fighting
- IndiaSouth Asian republic
- PakistanSouth Asian nation
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
militancy · insurgency · sovereignty · partition · UN resolutions · displacement · curfew · shutdown
Soft Himalayan goat fiber
- shawlDraped shoulder covering
- embroideryDecorative stitching on fabric
- crewelWool yarn for embroidery
- carpetThick floor textile
weaving · loom · papier-mâché · wool · handicraft · craftsmanship · woodcarving
Asia's highest range
- valleysLow areas between hills
- houseboatsWatercraft designed for habitation
- alpineOf high elevations
- glaciersSlow-moving ice masses
Line of Control
Militarized de facto border
autonomy · militancy · insurgency · sovereignty · partition · UN resolutions · displacement · curfew · shutdown · human rights
pashmina
Soft Himalayan goat fiber
- shawlDraped shoulder covering
- embroideryDecorative stitching on fabric
- crewelWool yarn for embroidery
carpet · weaving · loom · papier-mâché · wool · handicraft · craftsmanship · woodcarving
Himalayas
Asia's highest range
- valleysLow areas between hills
- houseboatsWatercraft designed for habitation
- alpineOf high elevations
glaciers · peaks · meadows · terraced fields
diaspora
Scattered population sharing origins
- Kashmir ShaivismNondual tantric tradition from northern India