Gauri Kakroo

Join us in a prayer meeting for Mummy. Due to the pandemic conditions, we are hosting this online on Zoom. Kashmiri singer Mr. Ravi Bhan will be leading the prayers during this time.
If you're unable to join, please share your thoughts/ Shradhanjali on this page. https://rebrand.ly/GowriFacebook

Event: Remembering Mummy
When: May 13th, 6:30 - 8:30 pm IST
Where: https://rebrand.ly/GowriKakroo

Obituary, Gowri Shouri Kakroo (May 5, 1930 to May 5, 2021) ❤️

Smt. Gowri Shouri “Mummy” Kakroo was a caring mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend. She left this world on May 5th, at 9:20 pm in Ghaziabad aged 91 after a series of unfortunate illnesses during the pandemic.

She was born to Tarawati and Dayaram Bakshi on May 5, 1930 in Mallikangan, Fateh Kadal, Srinagar. In December 1942, she was married to her husband, (late) Shri Kashinath Kakroo of Zaindar Mohalla (later Peerbagh), Srinagar. Together, they had 4 children: Jaya (Daftari), Surinder (Kaka ji), Uday Kumar (Buti ji), and Ravinder ( Pappu ji).

Mummy loved spending time with her family. She enjoyed music, and in healthier times sang her favorite Kashmiri songs during family weddings. She was born in conservative social times in pre-independent India and was not formally schooled. However, she was remarkably intelligent and enjoyed reading, often quoting Lal Ded and other Kashmiri poets in her daily conversations. She was farsighted in her approach, and always kept her family closely bound together. Despite a small under the 5-feet frame, she was confident and spoke with agency while sharing her ideas. She enjoyed spending time with her grandkids who loved listening to her stories. Her small hands created the roundest, best tomul-tchott enjoyed by everyone.

We pray for her soul to cross the Vaitarni and attain divine blessings.

We will soon be sharing a Zoom meeting invite for everyone to celebrate her life, and share their prayers. Om Shanti.

Obituary, Gowri Shouri Kakroo (May 5, 1930 to May 5, 2021) ❤️ Smt. Gowri Shouri “Mummy” Kakroo was a caring mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend. She left this world on May 5th, at 9:20 pm in Ghaziabad aged 91 after a series of unfortunate illnesses during the pandemic. She was born to Tarawati and Dayaram Bakshi on May 5, 1930 in Mallikangan, Fateh Kadal, Srinagar. In December 1942, she was married to her husband, (late) Shri Kashinath Kakroo of Zaindar Mohalla (later Peerbagh), Srinagar. Together, they had 4 children: Jaya (Daftari), Surinder (Kaka ji), Uday Kumar (Buti ji), and Ravinder ( Pappu ji). Mummy loved spending time with her family. She enjoyed music, and in healthier times sang her favorite Kashmiri songs during family weddings. She was born in conservative social times in pre-independent India and was not formally schooled. However, she was remarkably intelligent, and enjoyed reading, often quoting Lal Ded and other Kashmiri poets in her daily conversations. She was farsighted in her approach, and always kept her family closely bound together. Despite a small under 5-feet frame, she was confident, and spoke with agency while sharing her ideas. She enjoyed spending time with her grandkids who loved listening to her stories. Her small hands created the roundest, best tomul-tchott enjoyed by everyone. We pray for her soul to cross the Vaitarni and attain divine blessings. A Zoom prayer service is scheduled for 6:30pm IST on May 13, 2021. In grief and prayer, @upasnakakroo @vatsalakakroo @nehakakroo @sahilkakroo

Peer Bagh

The Garden Of Peer Bagh - Someplace Else The garden of Peer Bagh is where I spent my childhood with grandmother and Tathu Maharaj.

sonn gassi aasun roon gassi na kun [You should have gold, the husband won't go anywhere], Happy New Year ! :-)

Vineet Kakroo's wedding guest post: 'ami saetya rozyas yaad, ki khandaras pyath osus waza cholmut. Pata pyav waza banan manz ranun'
[ He will remember this that during his wedding the cook ran away, so (I) had to cook in these big utensils ]
cc Bharti Mattoo Kakroo

Gauri Kakroo's desi ghee ritual and Rohit Kakroo dancing

http://upasna.blogspot.de/2013/09/the-smell-of-desi-ghee.html

Someplace Else: The smell of desi ghee

Independence day news reporting: Yi Hazari kati chu az ( Where is this Hazare today) ;-)

badith gassi zyada karun, retirementas manz ti, vany hyakav kenh karith. [This is when you need to celebrate, especially when you grow older. More so towards and in retirement.] Happy Anniversary to Rashmi and Buti

http://upasna.blogspot.com/2012/07/another-year.html?spref=tw

Someplace Else: another year.

vohurvod mubarak to Raju

vohurvod mubarak [Happy birthday] to Surinder Kakroo