A detailed report about the making of Kashmir Shikara, the water taxis in Srinagar. It discuses the evolution and the fall of the craft ...

Ours was the only shikara gliding across the ... Tourism had once been Kashmir’s lifeline. After violence bled it dry, even a single boat ride became a cause for celebration.

The hand-painted and elaborately carved wooden boats that dot the ... the breathtaking landscape of Kashmir.” The company said it will connect customers with shikara operators but charge no ...

All of the boat ticket paid by passengers would go to the Shikara operator ... "We have our own customer base," he said. Kashmir is claimed in full but ruled in part by India and Pakistan.

A growing number of tourists have raised serious concerns over the lack of safety measures being followed by Shikara owners ...

On a warm May morning, Farooq Ahmad waited by the Dal Lake waters with his wooden shikara boat moored close ... the season was looking historic. Kashmir had broken tourism records in 2024 ...

SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) - Uber launched a water transport hailing service on scenic Dal Lake in India's Kashmir region on Monday, offering rides on boats popular with tourists. Users of the service ...