by Aiman Fayaz
SRINAGAR: In Kashmir, every part is altering quickly however some issues are by no means meant to get replaced. Kangri, the normal Kashmir fire-pot is considered one of them.
Kashmir’s conventional fireplace pot has been a part of the folklore for hundreds of years. Although it’s a full-fledged economic system and an inseparable a part of Kashmir’s routine way of life, the hunt to hint its origins remains to be an educational debate.
In 2023, when every part is changed with electrical gadgets, Kangri stays the uncommon survivor, owing to its significance to Kashmir.
Although the enterprise shift has had a drastic impact on willow makers, folks in Kashmir can’t get off Kangri even when it means buying it on the highest costs. ”Due, to the excessive costs of uncooked materials, a mean Kangri which was once offered for Rs 150 is now being offered for Rs 400,” mentioned Suhail Ahmad, a willow maker from Fateh Kadal. “We can’t do something about it, it’s the uncooked materials that prices us extra. However folks discover methods to purchase Kangri, even when it means sparing slightly more cash.”
This fireplace pot is extensively utilized by Kashmiris throughout winter, even throughout different seasons, if the rainfalls deliver down the temperature.
The hearth pot helps the digestion of chilly foodstuffs, if consumed in winter, because it provides heat from exterior to the abdomen. This transportable fire-pot is invariably used below voluminous Pherans by all Kashmiris, though it finds a spot additionally below the wearable blankets of the customers.
“No electrical equipment can substitute Kangri, it has the essence in it that our ancestors have left making it everlasting perpetually,” mentioned Ghulam Mohiddin, a willow maker from Baramulla. “Although it has witnessed modifications and makeovers the pot stays the identical full of charcoal, which has its perfume.”
Though the supply of digital home equipment ought to have lowered their use amongst Kashmiris, the non-availability of electrical energy throughout winter for lengthy hours, even days, for many years, enhances its absolute necessity.
“There isn’t any winter with out Kangri, plus you understand the electrical energy system of Kashmir, we barely have electrical energy for eight hours a day, and it’s unattainable to outlive in Chillain Kalaan with out having a Kangri positioned proper at our abdomen,” mentioned Ghulam Mohammed, a Batamaloo resident.
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