Kashmir Files: Apples And Saffron | NDTV FOCUS
Kashmir’s apple harvesting season, that could become a period of despair for many, may be seeing a ray of hope, but then at what cost? Kashmir’s legendary spice, and a patchwork of brown, parched earth and thin, hesitant flowers that flower just once every year. Let's meet one of the farmers who are the last guardians of this diminishing crop and talk a bit of Saffron sense with him. Then let's climb the mountains beyond Baramulla to Kashmir’s first olive orchard. Saplings brought all the way from Italy to be planted in Uri, yet not much success to show after 30 years. But amidst these daily struggles and scenic beauty a way of life that go beyond the clichés that box definitions. This time NDTV Focus is on stories that cement stereotypes and also break them - Kashmir Files: Of Apples & Saffron. #Kashmir #KashmirApples #KashmirNews $MetaTags$1#TV Original2#NDTV Focus4#Shubh Bhardwaj5#Faisal Kidwai$MetaTags$
