NEW DELHI, Jan. 17 -- Through the recent lockdown in Kashmir and losses estimated at more than $1.4 billion (around '9,800 crore), it has largely been business as usual in the age-old kandurwans, loosely translated as baker shops, which sell Kashmiri breads, or rotis, known as tschots. "There has never been a time when the neighbourhood kandurwan would be shut," says Asif Iqbal Burza, managing director at Ahad Hotels and Resort in Srinagar.
Kandurwan: Baking History, a documentary by Kashmiri film-maker Mehvish Rather, puts the spotlight on the history and place of food in Kashmiri society. "Food evokes an emotional reaction, be it for the diaspora audience who will reminisce about home after watching it, or those unaware of our culture. T...