The debate has renewed focus on the endangered tree and efforts to preserve it. The chinar is an iconic symbol of the Kashmir ...

The debate has renewed focus on the endangered tree and efforts to preserve it. The chinar is an iconic symbol of the Kashmir valley's landscape and a major tourist draw, especially in autumn when the ...

However, archaeological excavations at Burzahom, an ancient site over 3,000 years old, have revealed charcoal remains of Chinar wood, suggesting that the tree has been indigenous to Kashmir for ...

03/24/2025 March 24, 2025 Kashmir's majestic chinar trees are in decline due to urbanization. Conservationists and authorities are trying to protect the iconic species with planting programs and ...

Photographer Megha Sindwani's exhibition showcases Kashmir's Chinar tree through poignant imagery. At the heart of this collection stood the Chinar, Kashmir’s silent witness, watching as seasons ...

SRINAGAR: When the seasons paint Kashmir in myriad hues, the Chinar burns red in autumn and glows green in spring. But even giants fall. Over the years, this legally protected tree has been felled ...

The kaleidoscope of colours that is Kashmir, in its breathtaking beauty ... many of the photographs take the palmate shape of the Chinar tree’s leaves. Sindwani captures them in hues of amber ...