Bountiful and 'snowful', winter reclaims its glory in Kashmir

"Kashmir was self-sufficient in more ways than one. No milk, poultry products, mutton or grains came from outside. We had less, but lasting supplies of these essentials of life. Cooking the fat rooster with turnips on the simmering heat of the firewood charged hearth by my mother used to be an occasion elders and children looked forward to in equal measure," Sidiq added.