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Seharkhwans, drum-beaters who keep an age-old Ramzan tradition alive in Kashmir

March 9, 2025KIMS KashmirComment(0)

SRINAGAR — With Ramzan come the Seharkhwans — the drum-beaters who wake up people for the pre-dawn meal ‘Sehri’ — to the cities and towns of Kashmir. Hundreds of these men who arrive from remote villages have kept the age-old tradition alive, despite the ubiquity of modern gadgets such as mobile phones and alarm clocks. […]

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