A 16th-century Kashmiri poetess fell in love, but when Akbar sent her love into exile, her songs became Kashmir’s folklore, and a peak in Gurez Valley came to bear her name; meet Habba Khatoon, the ‘Nightingale of Kashmir’
Gurez valley (Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons) The love story of fictional characters Qais Bhatt and Laila in the film Laila Majnu (2018), featuring the song “O Meri Laila”, was an ode not just to the story of Laila-Majnu but also to the peaks of Kashmir. The fantasy of adventuring to explore the unknown behind “that”…