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Roses in December

Roses in December

On Sunday the 22nd of December, the KPA lunch was arranged by the EC Committee of the KPA, and once again very graciously Mr. Vivek Tankha offered his lawns at Lodhi Estate, as venue. The decoration was chosen to be in green and white, camouflaging with the greenery of the lawn around. The weather was favourable and the day sunny, oozing out the warmth and rubbing it onto the visitors in the form of mirth and happiness. People had smile on their faces as they met and greeted the long-lost relatives and friends in a pleasant atmosphere. New acquaintances were made, pleasantries were shared and jovial uproar was quite visible all around. Vivek’s attempt at interviewing the senior dignitaries was quite enlightening as more information about the Biradari came into light. Mrs. Dhar and her sister’s congenial laughter was quite infectious. A lot of youngsters had joined the crowd too and presented a colourful spectrum in the gathering. Madulika and Renu, conducted the Lotto quite skilfully and managed to pull the crowd towards matching the tickets with the announced numbers seriously. The food was scrumptious, and in abundance. Kudos to Mr. Topa again! Mr. Sanjay Krishan Kaul and his wife Mrs. Shivani Kaul had graced the event this time perhaps for the first time as guests, generally for quite some time they had played the hosts. Biradari was elated for him to join Bahrain International Commercial Court as a prestigious member of the BICC. Although the event commenced with the sombre remembrance of the departed members of the community by Gen. Masaledan but got concluded quite blithely with his and his team’s efforts. Mr. Vivek Tankha was as gracious a host as he had always been. Mr. Ajay Dar’s paan rocked, Vaibhav’s momentary glimpse was quite inspiring as the day ended. Mrs. Sanyogita Masaledan’s efforts need to be applauded as she tirelessly attended the guests. In all it was a great show and we craved for the future one to happen soon.

Our Culture

Our Culture The largest community, within the Kashmiri Hindus is the Kashmiri Pandits (Kashmiri Brahmins), who are divided into several gotras, such as the priests (gor or bhasha Bhatta), astrologers (Zutshi), and workers (Karkun). The Wani are historically Banias, with subcastes, such as the Kesarwani. The official languages of Jammu and Kashmir are Koshur, Dogri, Hindi-Urdu and English. The culture of Kashmir was influenced by the Persian as well as Central Asian cultures after the Islamic rule of Kashmir, though Hinduism, Buddhism and Islam have their own part to play. Kashmir has its own style of dance performance and music that is performed according to the occasion. One of the popular dance forms is Mask dance that is performed during the Hemis Festival. Other major dance folk forms are Chakri, Ladishah, Ruf dance and Dandaras dance. The inhabitants of Kashmir love folk music and tap their feet on the most famous Rabab music. The common instruments played in this music are Sitar, Rabab, Dukra and Nagara. Wanawun, Ghazals, Sufi and Choral are some major music forms in Kashmir that are sung during wedding ceremonies and festivals.

Our Vision

Our vision

KPA envisions to reach to the wider spectrum of the Biradari, establish brotherhood amongst the members of the Biradari and preserve its culture at all odds. We will strive to teach the coming generation about our values and culture as our predecessors bestowed upon us.

Our Mission

Our Mission

The mission of KPA is to find a solution to the myriad displaced Kashmiris or the established ones in a simpler form to make the KPA a huge shade for all travellers. In today’s busy times if we meet to discuss and strive to take KPA work further, is applaudable and we will keep doing it in our own way, to take the baradari a notch further.

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