Her Daily Doses

(Morning’s Appearance) Are you more of a night or morning person? For all friends who wake up early, I will share Sir Iqbal’s poem Namood e Subah (Morning’s Appearance) हो रही हे ज़ेर दामन‌ उफक से आशकार सुबह यानी दुखतर ए दोशीज़ा ए लेल व निहार From under the horizonis…

What are your feelings about eating meat? I like meat.But Why?Is it a religious identity?No,it is just a choice.Human beings, unlike animals can choose to eat what they like.Unless the very act of eating meat is politicised as much as to take a human life for eating meat(2015).If I don’t…

What are your two favorite things to wear? Pheran is the traditional dress of Kashmir.It is a loose upper garment extending to below the knees,with wide sleeves and no side slits. Phirans paired with loose fitting salwars are deeply traditional and offer both comfort and elegance. Kashmiri Designers have blended…

What technology would you be better off without, why? How do you manage screen time for yourself? This prompt reminded me of Dr. Sudhir S.Bloeria,an IAS officer who served J&K as Chief Secretary from Nov.2002 to Sep.2005. He was a friend of my father and when I visited him along…

What’s the hardest decision you’ve ever had to make? Why? I got a job in India Posts when I was a first- year Master’s student at Kashmir University. I would have loved to continue my studies but I needed money.So with a heavy heart,I left studies and joined India Posts…

Do you or your family make any special dishes for the holidays? Special Dish is any dish prepared and served with love.So,everyday is a holiday for me.I love cooking and eating food. Instead of talking about a long list of dishes I cook and eat,I will rather write what God…

If you didn’t need sleep, what would you do with all the extra time? My eyes and mind collaborate to shut down at 10p.m.I need at least a six to seven hour sleep to refresh my mind and body.It keeps me going throughout the day doing a lot of things…

Name your top three pet peeves. Poshnool is Golden Oriole and Bulbul is nightingale in our language. There is a famous kashmiri folktale in which Poshnool boasts of his bright yellow colour  to irritate the Bulbul who has a dull grey colour. The Bulbul doesn’t get irritated,instead lifts his tail…

Who are your current most favorite people? My family, friends,foes all are my favourites.Family is a support system.Without friends life will be dull. And then the foes.They are like opposition, without them one can’t enjoy being in the ruling party. Of all these,my most favourite person is one upon whom…

What are your favorite animals? Gaw means Cow and Mouj means Mother in our language and that is what we called our cows. before Worst Pets politicised them.I remember my grandmother singing گاو موُج پیایِ  لِل ووزھ  ترایہ دوُلت آئی گھر. سون The mother cow has delivered a calf,wealth has…

Beach or mountains? Which do you prefer? Why Born in a valley surrounded by the ranges of Himalayas,I love the mountains but feel Beaches are also beautiful in their own way. I will share a poem written by Dr.Sir Muhammad Iqbal. पहाड़ और गिलहरी तेरी बिसात क्या है मेरी शान…

What are your family’s top 3 favorite meals? I went to the Floriculture Department yesterday and brought some 100 saplings of different flowering plants.Today it took me 3 hours from (8a.m to 11 a.m) to plant these saplings and water them.I would have called the gardener (as I call him…

If you could meet a historical figure, who would it be and why? There lived an old woman in Mecca who did not like Prophet Muhammad(PBUH).Everyday as Prophet passed this old woman’s house on his way to mosque,she would throw rubbish out of her  window onto his head. This continued,…

What’s your favorite month of the year? Why? My favourite month of the year is the Month of Ramadhan(the month of fasting). We follow a lunar calendar for our religious rituals.It is a calendar of 12 months that are based on the cycles of the moon. The months begin with…

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What’s the first impression you want to give people? People will always have a first impression of other people based on their perspectives and the situations both of them are going through. When a group of blind men is given an opportunity to touch the Elephant,it seems to them as…

What book are you reading right now? अगर किताबें मोहब्बतें  सिखाती और नफरते मिटाती तो हम भी पड़ते अगर यह देखते कि पढ़ने वाले जंग व जदल नहीं  करते तो हम भी पड़ते बहुत पढ़े लिखे जो देखे इंसानियत ही भुलाए बैठे तो सोचा क्यों कर पड़ू किताबें जो पाठ…

If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be? It would be a place where kids are treated as kids and loved more for being kids than for their academic achievements. Today is 14th November, Birthday of Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru,celebrated as Children’s Day. Children’s Day For…

What’s the coolest thing you’ve ever found (and kept)? The two things in the picture may seem ordinary things but to me they are no less than a treasure. I received these as gifts from my students. A pair of this stone with some verses inscribed on it was given…

What part of your routine do you always try to skip if you can? I try to skip washing dishes as much as I can. Though I gifted myself a Dishwasher,still there are some utensils which I have to wash myself. I pray for the peace of Josephine Cochrane,the lady…