Simplicity at its best - Beauty of Kashmir

Watching something on TV/the Internet or listening from someone can’t be compared to what you have experience. My experience of traveling to Sharda was full of fun, but I was amused to see the simplicity there. I love interacting with people from different cultures and traditions. Travelling is always fun but when you are doing it with friends, it’s the best part! This experience also gives more energy to me to travel and watch the world’s different perspective apart from the media’s eye.

Sharda is a very beautiful place. People here are very simple and they brought more beauty to the place they live in. Sharda is at LOC (Line of Control- the border between Pakistan and India). At LOC your patriotism really increases. Watching the flag of Pakistan and the posts of the army are amazing here and it brings a different view of the armed forces. They are defending us day and night at the borders. Salute to the Pakistani armed forces.

Away from the hustle and bustle of the city is very soothing. Houses here are all made of wood. They add extreme beauty to the place. 

Children waving you from the roadside and welcoming you, it is actually their hospitality and is good. When taking photographs the smiling faces of the children were a good experience. It feels like life here is moving too slow as compared to the big cities because of no development here, but still, the people here are using the latest energy technology, that is solar energy.

In the picture, children playing on the riverside. Outside the educational institute at Dodoudnial children were playing cricket.

When returning back to Keran Valley an old man waved to the bus in which we were traveling so the driver stopped the bus and we gave him the ride. I interviewed him. His name was Haji Wali-ur-Rehman. He got his education from Kakul, Abbottabad (it is my home town too). I took his picture and promised him that I will publish it in my blog.

The most astonishing thing for me was watching Edhi ambulance at this much backward area. Edhi Foundation is a non-profit social welfare program in Pakistan founded by Abdul Sattar Edhi. Edhi organization is the largest voluntary ambulance organization of the world as per Guinness World Record Book. Hats off to the great personality Abdul Sattar Edhi for serving humanity.

Returning back to home at the last day form Keran a bunch of people were protesting for their rights. My friends took their pictures and they thought that my friends are from the Press/Media. So here are some of their photos taken by Azam Khan. Empowering people gives them the confidence to work more efficiently for the nation. I wish the people protesting for their rights, get what they want.

 Kashmir is really beautiful but one thing I noticed that there were a few tourist rest houses but still satisfied as there is a tourist motel in Keran and also in Sharda. Need more development there for more tourism. Tourism will develop the area but for that, the government should take initiative.

Traveling to Kashmir was unforgettable and simplicity was stunning.


Here are more pictures of the Neelum Valley.

Photo courtesy by: Aleena Saeed and Azam Khan. Thank you for the photography.
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