Conde Nast Traveller (Italy)

DIVIA THANI CNT India

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Sogno il Kashmir. La bellezza sublime delle sue montagne, avvolte da enormi nuvole bianche stagliate su un cielo blu; i suoi laghi; i mandorli e i platani orientali; i giardini profumati di tulipani e rose; l’elaborata architettu­ra Moghul. Alloggerei su una casa galleggian­te. E farei un giro da Suffering Moses, labirinto di tesori. Il negozio è qui da oltre 100 anni. In ogni suo angolo bellezza e tragedia si scontrano. Non hanno una pagina social, possono sperare che voi, come me, programmia­te un viaggio qui e possiate aiutare a preservare una pagina speciale di storia.

I’m dreaming of Kashmir. The sublime beauty of its mountains, shrouded in fat, white clouds against a blue sky; its lakes; almond and chinar trees; scented gardens of tulips and roses; intricate Mughal architectu­re. I’d be staying on a houseboat, buying lac bangles and fresh greens. And I’d wander to Suffering Moses, where Kashmiri craft finds an exquisite home. A maze of treasures – papier-mâché, textile and wood masterpiec­es, everything handcarved, hand-painted, handwoven locally. The store goes back over 100 years, and the owners trace their roots to the Persian artisans who arrived here with Shah-e-Hamadan. Like everything else in this place, beauty and tragedy collide. It has no Facebook page or Instagram account, so all they can do is hope that, like me, you’ll plan a trip here, and help preserve a special part of the world’s history.

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