Culture of Kashmir

Kashmiri woman in traditional Kashmiri attire

The culture of Kashmir encompasses the spoken language, written literature, cuisine, architecture, traditions, and history of the Kashmiri people native to the northern part of the Indian subcontinent. The culture of Kashmir was influenced by the Persian as well as Central Asian cultures after the Islamic rule of Kashmir. Kashmiri culture is influenced by Hinduism, Buddhism and later by Islam.[1]

  1. ^ KAW, Mushtaq A. (2010). "Central Asian Contribution to Tradition of Religion-Cultural Pluralism". Central Asiatic Journal. 54 (2): 237–255. JSTOR 41928559.